Woman dies after crashing into lamppost in Saltford

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Image caption, The road was closed while emergency services attended the incident

A woman has died after crashing into a lamppost and a parked car.

Emergency services were called to Pepys Close in Saltford, near Bath, shortly before 18:40 GMT on Monday.

The woman, who was in her 70s, was driving a BMW at low speed when the crash happened, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Avon and Somerset Police said a passenger was not injured. Officers are carrying out enquiries to determine what happened.

The road was closed while emergency services attended the incident but reopened at about 12:40 GMT on Tuesday.

Anyone who has doorbell or CCTV footage that may provide further information about what happened are asked to get in touch with police.

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