A motorist who died after a crash yesterday has been named as 79-year-old Janet Machon from Ixworth.

The collision, which happened on the A143 Bury Road in Pakenham, happened around 4pm, when a blue Suzuki Splash and a blue Ford Mondeo came together.

Ms Machon, who had been driving the Suzuki, was taken to west Suffolk Hospital, where she died a short while later.

The driver of a Mercedes lorry and the driver of a silver Volkswagon Golf which were in the vicinity, are assisting police with their enquiries.

Anyone who witnessed the incident should contact police on 101, quoting CAD 297 of June 24.