Police have named a woman who died in a collision on the A438 near to Ledbury on Monday afternoon.

Mrs Gail Deem, who was 46 and from Hereford, died at Hereford County Hospital on Monday evening, having earlier been airlifted from the scene.

A post mortem to establish the cause of death is due to be carried out on Monday, with an inquest expected to be opened and adjourned later the same day by the Herefordshire Coroner.

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the collision, which happened at 4pm on Monday, around a mile from Ledbury. It involved three vehicles - a white Ford Fiesta being driven by Mrs Deem, a blue Vauxhall Zafira and a silver Peugeot Expert. The Fiesta had been travelling towards Hereford at the time, with the other two vehicles headed in the opposite direction.

Both the Fiesta and the Peugeot suffered major impact damage in the collision and the road was completely blocked. All three emergency services, including the Air Ambulance, were in attendance.

The male driver of the Peugeot was also taken to hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.

The road was closed until around 9.20pm while the vehicles were removed and collision investigators conducted an examination.

Anyone with information about the collision or saw any of the vehicles travelling along the road beforehand is asked to contact PC Tim Hargraves of the Hereford Roads Policing Team on 08457 444888.