Woman named following fatal crash in Bellshill on Friday, 1 November, 2024

Claire Ritchie

A 41-year-old woman who died following a fatal crash in Bellshill has been named as Clare Ritchie from Bellshill.

The incident happened around 9.30pm on Friday, 1 November, 2024 on Crossgates in the town and involved a silver Ford Fiesta.

Emergency services attended and Clare was pronounced dead a short time later.

Her family has issued the following statement.

“Clare was a loving mother, daughter, sister, auntie and friend. The tragedy that happened on Friday has left us all devastated. She will be dearly missed, but we all promise to make her proud and keep her memory alive”

Sergeant Andrew Coutts said: “Our thoughts remain with Clare’s family.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances. We are asking anyone who saw what happened to get in touch. If you have dash-cam footage that could assist with our investigation then please contact us.”

Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 4291 of Friday, 1 November, 2024.

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Woman named following fatal crash in Bellshill on Friday, 1 November, 2024

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