AN elderly woman driver has died in hospital in Southampton following a road accident yesterday evening.
The victim was at the wheel of a blue Ford Fiesta on the way from Godshill when she collided with a wall near the junction with Southford Road, Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight at about 5pm.
The driver suffered leg injuries and was taken to St Mary's Hospital, Newport, by ambulance before being transferred to the General Hospital where she died.
Witnesses who witnessed the accident or saw the vehicle prior to the crash on the road from Godshill to Whitwell are asked to contact Pc Clive Richardson at the Shanklin roads police unit on 0845 045 4545 about the investigation, which is codenamed Operation Inside.
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