Wiltshire police name teenage girl who died in crash with garden wall and tree

Officers confirmed 18-year-old Bethany Ovenden Gumm died after the fatal collision in The Mead, Westbury, towards the roundabout with the A350.

Bethany, from Westbury, was travelling with three others in a silver Ford Fiesta when the car lost control and collided with a garden wall and tree after coming off the road at around 11.40pm.

The teenager, who was a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tributes are now being left at the scene of the crash, with Wiltshire police asking people to stick to lockdown rules to avoid spreading coronavirus.

Det Insp Andrew Lemon said: "Firstly I would like to start by offering my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Beth.

"We completely understand how devastating this must be on those affected by this tragic incident and, of course, understand people want to come together at the scene to pay their respects and comfort each other.

"We want to make sure this is done safely and that we don't exacerbate the situation by spreading the virus, so please try to bear in mind Covid restrictions and social distancing.

"We know this is a difficult and distressing time, but we want people to try and remember social distancing to keep everyone safe; the last thing we want is for friends and family to become ill in the coming days.

"We'd like to thank the community of Westbury for their support at this time and ask that the privacy of the family is respected."

Officers launched an investigation into the crash after shutting the road for hours and reopening it before 10am yesterday (February 6).

The driver, a 19-year-old man, was seriously injured and rushed to Southmead Hospital.

The two other passengers had significant injuries and one, an 18-year-old woman, was taken to Southmead while the other, a 17-year-old girl, was transported to Royal United Hospitals in Bath.

If you have any information regarding the collision, call 101 and quote the log number 347 of February 5.