Woman who died after car crashed into tree named

Joan Bell has short grey hair and glasses and is wearing a blue jumper. She is smiling in the photo.Image source, Handout
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Joan Bell was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash

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A woman who died after the car she was driving crashed into a tree has been named as 77-year-old Joan Bell.

Ms Bell was driving a Ford KA which left the road and crashed on Pontefract Road, in the Hemsworth area of Wakefield, between 08:35 and 08:48 BST on Monday.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police asked anyone with information or footage of the crash to get in touch.

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