A WOMAN has died in a crash involving a Ministry of Defence goods vehicle.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision which happened don the A161, one mile south of Swinefleet, near Goole at 3.35pm yesterday (Thursday 26 April).
A silver Nissan Almera driven by a 51-year-old woman from Eastoft, near Scunthorpe and a white Daf 7.5 tonne Ministry of Defence goods vehicle were involved in the collision.
The Nissan was travelling south along the A161 from Swinefleet towards Eastoft and the military vehicle was travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Nissan suffered fatal injuries and had to be cut from the car.
The driver of the military truck, a 54-year-old East Yorkshire man, had to be cut from the vehicle by the fire service and sustained injuries to his hand and whiplash.
Also travelling in the truck were two passengers – a 63-year-old man from Beverley who sustained whiplash injuries and a 20-year-old woman from Durham who suffered scratches to the leg and whiplash. Both passengers were able to release themselves from the vehicle.
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said that at the time of the crash the weather conditions were poor with heavy rain and hail.
Numerous emergency services attended the scene including an air ambulance, three road ambulances, a paramedic responder car, three fire appliances, a doctor along and police.
The road was closed for over six hours.
Police would now like to speak to anyone who may have witnesses the crash or any members of the public who helped at the scene but did not leave their details.
Anyone who can assist should contact Humberside Police traffic department at Driffield Police Station on telephone 101 referring to log 368 of 26 April 2012.