The husband of a woman who died after being hit by a van on a golf course has paid tribute to his “beautiful wife” who had an “amazing and infectious zest for life”.

Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge in the West Midlands, died in hospital on Tuesday four days after she was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club by a grey Nissan van, which had been involved in a police pursuit.

In a message released by Staffordshire Police, her husband said on Friday he had “watched in helpless horror as the life of my beautiful wife and our future together was snatched away in an instant”.

Six people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including one on suspicion of murder.

The husband said his wife was killed “while enjoying what should have been the safest of one of Suzanne’s many activities”.

He added that she had left “a legacy and an unfillable void” in the lives of her mother, her three adult children, two step-children and “countless others from her work, her sporting activities and social circle”.

“She was unselfish, always ready to encourage with love and support those around her to achieve more than they themselves thought possible,” he said.

Two men from Coseley, near Dudley, aged 36 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, along with a third, a 34-year-old from Wednesbury, who was detained on suspicion of manslaughter.

The other two who remained in custody were a 51-year-old man from Bloxwich, who was being held on suspicion of murder, and a 22-year-old man from Dudley held on suspicion of manslaughter and assisting an offender.

Staffordshire Police said officers had been granted extra time to question the two suspects.

The suspect released on bail, a 41-year-old man from Worcester, had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Officers are continuing to appeal for information and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who was in the area of Blake Street and Birmingham Road between Sutton Coldfield and Shenstone.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the circumstances prior to the collision when officers from West Midlands Police had responded to the vehicle being involved in reports of suspicious activity.