AN ELDERLY woman has died following a car crash on the Isle of Wight today.

Her green Suzuki, was crossing the main road at the Fighting Cocks crossroads, Apse Heath, when it was in collision with a black Vauhall Cavalier travelling towards Newport at about 1pm.

The woman was taken to St Mary's Hospital where she died from serious head injuries.

The 21-year-old man driving the Cavalier was shaken but uninjured.

Anyone with information should call 0845 045 4545 or crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting Operation Kintyre.