A428 crash: Elderly woman dies in crash involving VW Passat and white van
The 82-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene
Jenna Outhwaite
Emergency services were called to reports of a major collision (Image: South Wales Echo)
An elderly woman has died in a serious crash on the A428 between Milton Keynes and Bedford.
On Thursday, September 16, emergency services were called at around 10.35am to reports of a major collision on the A428.
The collision was on the A428 between Bedford and Turvey between a white van and a white VW Passat.
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An 82-year-old woman, who was travelling in the VW Passat, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed. A man who was in the same vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Bedfordshire Police is appealing for anyone to come forward with information by contacting 101 or through its online reporting centre, quoting Operation Oolong.
Sergeant David Burstow, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Unit, said: "We're appealing for anyone who might have information that could help us piece together the details of this tragic collision in which an elderly woman sadly died.
"If you witnessed the collision, or if you were travelling along the A428 between Bedford and Turvey that morning shortly between 10.35am and recall seeing a VW Passat, or if you have any dash camera footage that you suspect may assist us with our investigation, then please do get in touch."
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