Tributes paid to 94-year-old woman killed in Monmouth crash

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Monday, 28 November 2022 13:55

The family of a woman, who died in a collision on the A4136, have paid tribute to her saying 'she will be greatly missed by all her family and friends'.

Emergency service attended a road traffic collision involving a silver Hyundai i10 and a white Nissan van at around 4.50pm last Wednesday.

Police confirmed that the driver, a 94-year-old woman from Coleford, had died at the scene.

She has now been named as Daphne Bird; her family has also issued the following tribute:

“Daphne is survived by her 4 sons, their wives, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

“In her 94 years she lived a very active life, mostly in Coleford.

“After retiring from teaching she was a member at Coleford Bowls Club, played golf at Monmouth into her late 80’s and was still a keen Bridge player.

“She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. The family would kindly ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”

Enquires are ongoing and Gwent Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision or any motorists with dashcam footage that were using the A4136 near Staunton Road between 4.30pm and 5pm to contact them on 101 quoting log reference 2200388100.