The scene of the crash where Jo Longhurst, of Upminster, died last week (Image: Archant)
The Upminster woman who died in a road crash last week has been named as 21-year-old Jo Longhurst.
Ms Longhurst, of Clement Way, was driving a Ford Fiesta when she collided with a tree in the afternoon of Monday, January 28.
She had been heading towards Upminster on the Romford Road, Aveley, immediately south of Havering’s border with Essex.
Despite the efforts of London and Essex ambulance crews, as well as the Hertfordshire Air Ambulance, she died at the scene. No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. If you saw the crash, please call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101, or e-mail collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk.
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