Woman dies after ‘falling from moving camper van’
Witnesses sought after 40-year-old passenger fell from vehicle
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Your support makes all the difference.A woman has died after falling from a travelling camper van, police have said.
Witnesses are being sought after the 40-year-old passenger – who has not been named – fell from the vehicle just outside Ripley in North Yorkshire.
A male driver was uninjured in the incident at around 7.10pm on Sunday evening.
In a statement appealing for any motorists who may have dash cam footage of the fatal fall or the moments prior to it, a spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “A white Fiat camper van was driving on the B6165 towards Ripley from the direction of Pateley Bridge, shortly before the roundabout with the A61.
“It is believed that a 40-year-old woman fell out of the camper van as it was travelling, sustaining fatal injuries. Sadly, the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
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