Shane Croucher

– 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

Kids can become mini-scientists this summer in a week-long scheme organised by the University of Lincoln.

“Lincoln Summer Scientists”, launched by child development specialists at the university’s School of Psychology, will take place on the Brayford Campus from August 22-26.

Parents and young children are invited to join in the free fun and games. They can register to attend a morning or afternoon session on any of the five days.

Activities for children aged between 3 months and 11-years-old include story-telling, face-painting, computer games, quizzes and physical challenges.

Academics will use the activities for scientific research purposes to learn more about how we all develop different abilities, concepts and beliefs as we grow up.

Dr Fenja Ziegler, of the university’s School of Psychology, said: “Children present a wonderful window into how the human mind works.

“By watching how they play simple games, we can gain a tremendous insight into really fundamental questions about what makes us human, from how we learn language to how we decide what is true and what is false.

“Lincoln Summer Scientists is a chance for families to have some fun while making a valuable contribution to real academic research.”

Parents and their children can opt out of any activities in which they do not wish to participate and the methodology behind each activity will be fully explained to parents.

All information recorded about the children’s responses will be anonymised so will never be linked back to individuals.

For more information or to register for the free events, email [email protected] or visit the website.