Witness appeal following a fatal collision in Hemel

Officers investigating a fatal collision are appealing for witnesses and information.

It happened on St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, just before 5pm on Tuesday 25 August.

A white Fiat 500, a silver BMW and a white Toyota car were in collision. A woman aged in her 20s sadly suffered serious injuries which proved to be fatal.

We can now confirm the woman to be 26-year-old Grace Estep, from Kings Langley.

Her family have paid the following tribute to her:

‘Grace was the most loving, caring mother to our two beautiful grandbabies, Alfie and Ruby, and was also the most wonderful daughter, who we truly cherished.

‘The light in our universe has been extinguished. May you rest your beautiful soul in peace, love mummy and your King ×××’

The driver of the Fiat, a woman in her 20s, was seriously injured. The other two drivers involved were also injured, one of them badly.

Sergeant Tom Daly, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: ‘Our thoughts remain with Grace’s family and friends at this extremely sad and difficult time, and we are continuing to conduct extensive enquiries to determine the circumstances of the collision.

‘We are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken with police. Equally, if you have a working dash cam fitted to your vehicle and you were travelling along St Albans Road at the time of the incident, we would like to hear from you.

‘If you live in the vicinity of the collision and have either CCTV or a doorbell camera fitted to your property, please get in touch as you may have captured something of interest.’

Sgt Daly added: ‘I would ask that people with footage of the incident contact police and refrain from posting videos and photos on social media. This can only add to the distress of everyone involved.’

You can email Sgt Daly at tom.daly@herts.pnn.police.uk, report information online at herts.police.uk/report, talk to a Force Communication Room operator via web chat at herts.police.uk/contact, or call the emergency number 101 quoting reference ISR 495 of 25 August, or Operation Windrow.

Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit their website www.crimestoppers-uk.org.