- The incident happened at the firm’s Woburn Forest resort in Bedfordshire
A female staff member who died in a ‘tragic accident’ at a Center Parcs resort has been named and pictured.
Penny Bulpitt, who was in her 60s, was fatally injured after being hit by a car at the company’s site in Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, on Friday.
Police are investigating the incident, which is believed to have taken place while the grandma was in a parking area, the Sun reports.
Her heartbroken loved ones have paid tribute to her as the ‘backbone of our family’ and a ‘fantastic mum and grandmother’.
The tragedy comes just months after another woman, who was in her 30s, died during an ‘unexplained’ medical incident at Center Parcs in Elveden Forest, Suffolk.
![Penny Bulpitt, who was in her 60s, was fatally injured after being hit by a car at the company's site in Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, on Friday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/26/22/75865861-12562621-image-a-20_1695762421532.jpg)
Penny Bulpitt, who was in her 60s, was fatally injured after being hit by a car at the company’s site in Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, on Friday
![Center Parcs' holiday village in Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, which opened in 2014 (stock image)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/26/16/75854747-12562621-image-a-16_1695742220032.jpg)
Center Parcs’ holiday village in Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, which opened in 2014 (stock image)
Emergency services were called to the Woburn Forest resort on Friday after reports of a collision between a vehicle and a member of staff, but despite their best efforts, Ms Bulpitt passed away in hospital.
In a tribute posted online, Ms Bulpitt’s loved ones wrote: ‘It’s such a horrible shock and heartbreak to us as Nan is the backbone of our family.’
Her sister-in-law Anna Northwood told the Sun: ‘She was a fantastic mum and grandmother. We’ll certainly miss her.’
Following the incident on Friday, a spokesman for Center Parcs said: ‘We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our team at Woburn Forest, our thoughts are with her family, friends and her colleagues at this time.
‘We are in contact with her family, and we are offering support to them and any of our colleagues at Woburn Forest who have been affected.
‘Center Parcs is working closely with all the relevant authorities following this incident.’
Detective Sergeant Craig Wheeler, from the Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Serious Collision Investigation Unit, told MailOnline: ‘We are investigating a reported collision between a vehicle and a member of staff at Center Parcs Woburn Forest on Friday, September 22.
‘The member of staff was taken to hospital for treatment but sadly died later that day. Our thoughts remain with her family.
‘Anyone with any information about the collision is asked to contact us via the Bedfordshire Police website or call 101, quoting Operation Latymer.’
![In June this year, a woman in her 30s died following a medical incident at a Center Parcs in Elveden Forest](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/26/19/71953425-12562621-A_woman_in_her_30s_has_died_following_a_medical_incident_at_a_Ce-a-44_1695752673155.jpg)
In June this year, a woman in her 30s died following a medical incident at a Center Parcs in Elveden Forest
Center Parcs Woburn Forest is their newest village in the UK, having opened in 2014.
Friday’s tragic incident comes after emergency services were called to the resort in Elveden Forest, near Brandon a few months ago.
A Suffolk Police spokesman confirmed that a woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at the scene. They said the death was unexplained but did not believe there were any suspicious circumstances.
A Center Parcs spokesman said in June: ‘We are deeply saddened by the news of a guest passing away at Center Parcs Elveden Forest.
‘Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this distressing time. We are continuing to offer our support to her family and also to our colleagues who assisted emergency services.’
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