UPDATE: A24 victim was teenage girl, say police

By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jul 2013, 10:31 BST
JPCT 240713 RTC A24 north of Buck Barn. Photo by Derek MartinJPCT 240713 RTC A24 north of Buck Barn. Photo by Derek Martin
JPCT 240713 RTC A24 north of Buck Barn. Photo by Derek Martin
The motorist who died on the A24 at Southwater yesterday afternoon (Wednesday July 24) was an 19-year-old woman from Godalming, police have confirmed.

Officers are appealing for witnesses after members of the public reported seeing a car on fire in a ditch just north of the Buck Barn crossroads.

Emergency services were called to the scene at 4.05pm.

In a statement released this morning, Sussex Police confirmed: “The driver, a 19-year-old from Godalming, was the only occupant of the vehicle and she sadly died at the scene.”