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Woman, 19, dies in crash with tipper truck on A4 at Corsham

Woman, 19, dies in crash with tipper truck on A4 at Corsham

BBC News5 days ago
A 19-year-old woman has died following a crash on the A4 in Wiltshire.The woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was a passenger in a Hyundai i10, which colluded with a Scania Tipper HGV at the junction of the A4 and B3109, said Wiltshire Police.The female driver of the Hyundai and a male passenger were taken to hospital with serious injuries, the force added.The HGV driver was uninjured in the crash, which happened at about 13:30 BST on Thursday.
One of the injured people was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol by air ambulance, whole another was taken by road to the Royal United Hospital in Bath.The road was closed for crash investigation work to be carried out, but has since reopened.Wiltshire Police has asked for any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch.
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