Tragic death of two women from Northampton and Ecton after crash on A10
Two women have sadly died of their injuries after a crash on the A10 in Cambridgeshire last week.
The 53-year-old driver, of Sunnyside, Ecton and her 47-year-old passenger, of Duke Street, Northampton, both died in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Officers and paramedics were called to the A10 near Chittering at about 4.45pm on Sunday (December 28) where a silver BMW 520D and a white Nissan Qashqai had collided.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: “A 53-year-old, of Sunnyside, Ecton, near Northampton, who was driving the Nissan, and a 47-year-old, of Duke Street, Northampton, who was her passenger, both died in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
“The 53-year-old died on December 30 while the 47-year-old died yesterday (January 1).
“The driver of the BMW, a 54-year-old man from Haddenham, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drug driving, and possession of class A drugs. He has been bailed until March 27, (2026).
A passenger in the BMW was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Anyone with information or dash-cam footage should report it through the force website quoting op Becontree. Anyone without internet access should call 101.