Woman dies after collision involving a lorry in Weymouth

A local woman in her 50's has died following a collision in Weymouth involving a lorry.

Police were called to Lynch Lane this morning at 9.41 am. (16 November)

The local woman in her 50's died at the scene. Her family has been informed and the coroner notified.

The lorry driver was not phyisically injured.

Lynch Lane was closed at the junction of Lanehouse Rocks Road while emergency services attended the scene.

Police Constable Leanne Steedman, of the traffic unit, said:

“Our thoughts are with this woman’s family and friends at his very difficult time.

“I am appealing to anyone who was in Lynch Lane at the time of the incident and witnessed what happened to please contact Dorset Police.

“I would also ask any motorists who were travelling in the area and may have captured any relevant footage on dashcam to please get in touch.

“Finally, we closed the road to allow emergency services to respond to the incident. While I appreciate this caused inconvenience to motorists and local business, they were entirely necessary and I would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at**www.dorset.police.uk**, via email SCIT@dorset.pnn.police.ukor by calling 101, quoting incident number 16:139.