Woman seriously injured in head-on crash on A509 near Wellingborough

Police revealed a 30-year-old woman is in hospital after being seriously injured in a head-on smash crash closed the A509 near Wellingborough for 5½ hours last week.

The driver of another car and a 13-year-old passengers both escaped with "minor injures" following the three-vehicle pile-up early on Thursday morning.

Investigators believe the 30-year-old woman was driving from Wollaston towards Bozeat when her vehicle collided with a silver Hyundai i30 travelling in the opposite direction.

They also say that a Black Jeep Renegade travelling in the same direction as the Ford also got caught up in the collision, which occured at around 8.30pm on Thursday (November 5).

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: "The driver of the Ford was transported to University Hospital Coventry where she remains with serious injuries.

"Two people in the Hyundai — a 44-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl — both received minor injuries."

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