January 11, 2016 2.54 pm This story is over 98 months old

Elderly woman dies following serious crash south of Lincoln

Fatal crash: An elderly Lincolnshire woman has died following a serious collision between a car and a lorry in Metheringham.

An elderly Lincolnshire woman has died following a serious collision between a car and a lorry in Metheringham

The collision was reported to police at 9.19am on Monday, January 11, the B1188 Sleaford Road, Metheringham, towards Lincoln.

The woman, who is aged 77 and from the east of Lincolnshire, was travelling as a passenger in a grey Lexus car at the time.

The driver of the car, an 82-year-old man also from the same area, was seriously injured in the collision and has been taken to hospital for treatment.

The 37-year-old male lorry driver and his 32-year-old male passenger, both from West Yorkshire, were also both injured as a result of the collision and taken to hospital for treatment.

Their injuries are still being assessed.

The road was closed for some time while emergency services attended the scene of the crash, including three air ambulances.

Two first responders and one doctor from the Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service (LIVES) were also rapidly in attendance.

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the collision or either of the vehicles beforehand.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the collision witness hotline 01522 558855 or the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 84 of January 11.