A WOMAN who was found dead on the A174 Parkway in the early hours of Saturday morning has been named as mother-of-two Brooke Lauren Wilson.

The 25-year-old Middlesbrough woman was a care worker.

The Northern Echo:

The A174 at Ormesby, Middlesbrough. Picture: Google

Her family said in a statement, issued through Cleveland Police: "We are absolutely devastated by Brooke's death and will miss her so very much.

"She was a much-loved daughter and sister, as well as a mother to two beautiful children."

Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

Ms Wilson's body was found on the carriageway of the A174 near Ormesby.

The road was closed for six hours as police carried out investigations.

A motorist called police at about 3.30am after reporting someone on the westbound carriageway.