POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman died following a collision in Monk Bretton.

At around 3.55pm last Wednesday, a white Honda Jazz was involved in a single vehicle collision on Burton Road. The Honda is understood to have been in collision with a lamppost.

The driver, a 68-year-old woman, and the passenger, a 50-year-old woman, were both taken to hospital.

Sadly, the 50-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries and died on Thursday 9 August. Her family have been notified.

The 68-year-old woman remains in hospital with serious injuries.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision on Wednesday afternoon.

Please call 101 quoting incident number 702 of August 8 2018.