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@Oliver Schick
Fatal crashes that kill pedestrians often go under the radar because compared to other 'newsworthy' crashes, they're relatively common--usually about 100 per year (down from about 200, I think, when I started paying attention), although this year it should be fewer. They are normally reported in local newspapers only and make larger papers when there's a distinctive angle that makes them particularly tragic. It's a shame, but that seems to be how newspapers work.
This is one such case, which happened in Cheam. A suspected drunk driver who didn't stop killed a young mother who leaves two daughters, with the crash witnessed by some of her friends:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cheam-crash-first-picture-rhiannon-hall-a4573029.html