POLICE have named a woman killed in a crash in the New Forest.

Margaret Church was driving a Ford focus on the A35 Lyndhurst Road on August 8 when her car crashed, coming to rest on its side against a lamp post.

The 65-year-old, from Bedford, was rushed to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital but died soon after.

Officers investigating the incident are looking into the possibility that she may have suffered a medical episode.

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the collision, which happened at about 3pm, to contact them on 101, quoting reference 44160296556.