July 20, 2011 10.13 am This story is over 160 months old

Woman dies in Riseholme Lane crash

Incident: A woman has died following an incident near Riseholme.

– Update 2: Some tributes to Susan have been coming in on our Facebook page:

Katy Trown: Such a tragedy. Sue was a dear friend of mine and a beautiful & admirable lady. My heart goes out to her husband & children xxx

Sue Hall: Soopy was a friend for 20 years who always made me laugh…such tragic and devastating news. x

Janien Moreton: I did too, I cannot believe it! Why? My prayers go to her family x

Sian Ryan: I was the person who called the ambulance, and among the people who tried to help her. I am so sorry for your loss.

Jess Thirlway: I’m so shocked, Sue was one of the first people I met when I moved to Lincoln. She always made me laugh. My thoughts are with her family. X

– Update: The woman in the crash has been named as Susan Edmunds, 48, of Dunholme, Near Lincoln. She was an employee at Lincolnshire County Council.

A woman has died after her car hit a tree on Riseholme Lane just outside of Lincoln this morning.

The incident took place at about 07:25am. A silver Vauxhall Corsa left the road and collided with a tree.

A local woman was the only person in the car. She was freed from the vehicle by the Fire and Rescue Service and taken to Lincoln County hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Her husband has been informed.

Investigating officers are appealing for witnesses and would like anyone who saw the collision or who may have seen the car on the road prior to the collision to contact them via the collision witness hotline on 01522 558855.

Source: Lincolnshire Police