A woman from a Comet country village who died following a crash outside of the area has been named.

Sharon Field, from Offley near Hitchin, died following a three car collision on the A11 at Mildenhall, Suffolk.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident along the A11 north of Fiveways at 11.15am on Tuesday.

The 56-year-old, who was driving a VW Passat, sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge but died on Wednesday.

The collision also involved a Citroen Picasso and a box van.

The male driver of the box van was taken to West Suffolk Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the Citroen Picasso was uninjured.