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Woman killed as van hits lorry
Friday 13th October 2006, 2:02PM BST.
The woman, believed to be in her 30s, died in the crash on the A456 at Burford near Tenbury Wells.
She was driving a Vauxhall Movano flat-bed lorry towards Kidderminster when she was in collision with a Scania lorry travelling in the opposite direction.
The accident happened near Tenbury Showground, between the hospital and The Peacock Inn, at 2.23am.
Inspector Nigel Humphries, of West Mercia Police, said: “A female was killed in a collision between a van and a goods vehicle.
“Inquiries continue at this time.”
Two fire crews from Tenbury Wells and a heavy rescue unit from Droitwich used cutting equipment to free the woman.
A spokesman for Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service, said: “The lorry driver, who we understand was Polish, was not injured.”
Any witnesses should call Sergeant Ed Hancox at Ludlow police station on 08457 444888.
Meanwhile, a man in his 20s is is in a serious but stable condition following a two-car collision near Ludlow Golf Club, at Culmington, on Wednesday.
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