AN 18-YEAR-OLD woman has died in a crash after the car she was travelling in came off the road. 

A blue BMW 1-Series suffered extensive damage after it crashed off Hurn Road, between Matchams and Ringwood, at around 9.30pm on Saturday, September 16.

The young passenger died at the scene and her family have been made aware.

The three other people in the BMW were taken to hospital.

One is believed to have suffered serious injuries while the other two have minor injuries, police say.

Two men and a woman, all aged 18, were arrested on suspicion of driving offences.

Road closures were put in place as the police, ambulance and fire service responded and to allow for an examination of the scene.

Sergeant Mike Gatfield, of the traffic unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the young woman who sadly died, and officers are supporting her family.

“We are conducting a detailed investigation to establish the full circumstances of this collision and I am keen to hear from any witnesses to the incident, or the manner of driving of the vehicle involved prior to it.

“I would also urge anyone who may have captured any relevant dashcam footage to please contact us.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding during the road closures, these are necessarily to allow the emergency services to respond and for an examination of the scene to be carried out.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230147318.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.