Police have confirmed that the person who died in Sunday’s crash on the A1(M) between Stevenage and Welwyn was a 25-year-old woman.
A police spokeswoman has also confirmed that the 35-year-old driver of the Vauxhall Corsa involved in the crash is no longer in a critical condition.
At about 4pm, police and the ambulance service were called to the crash involving just the Corsa on the southbound carriageway between junction 7 for Stevenage and junction 6 for Welwyn.
Firefighters from Stevenage, Hitchin, Welwyn Garden City and the Rescue Support Unit from St Albans also attended to release the trapped people.
Sadly, the 25-year-old woman died at the scene.
The driver suffered life-threatening injuries and he was taken to hospital by air ambulance.
However, a police spokeswoman has today (Tuesday, April 18) confirmed that he is now in a serious but stable condition.
Another female passenger in the vehicle was seriously hurt and taken to hospital via land ambulance.
The 22-year-old remains in a serious but stable condition
The road was closed on both carriageways between junctions 6 and 7 for several hours.
•Anyone who saw the crash is asked to call police on the non-emergency number 101.
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