A 61-YEAR-OLD woman died after the car she was travelling left the road and collided with a concrete post.

Durham Constabulary are appealing for witnesses to the accident which happened at 5.35pm Friday on the A688, Barford Corner between Staindrop and Barnard Castle.

"The accident involved an Audi A6 motor car which left the road and collided with a concrete gate post," said a spokesman for Durham Constabulary.

"A passenger in the vehicle, Audrey Elliott, 61, from the Durham area was taken from the scene by Air Ambulance to James Cook Hospital, but sadly died as a result of her injuries."

Any witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the investigating officers from the Collision Investigation Unit on 0191-3752159 and quote incident reference DHM27052015-0400