AN ELDERLY woman who was seriously injured in a crash on the A46 earlier this week has died, police have confirmed.

She suffered a severe head injury in the accident, which happened on Monday morning near Lasborough.

Although she was treated by emergency services at the scene before being taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, she passed away last night (Thursday June 14) at 10.20pm.

A police spokesperson said that the coroner has been informed.

The woman was driving a blue Honda Jazz while the other car was a black BMW series 1.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to call police on 101 quoting incident 158 of June 11.