Gran is victim of slip road horror crash
The woman who died when her car was involved in a collision with a bus on an slip road from the A19 has been named.
GrandmotherParminder Dhinsawasfatallyinjuredafter a coach collided with her black Vauxhall Corsa on the A1018 slip road on the northbound side of the A19 at Seaham on Monday morning. Parminder, from Peterlee, was married, with two sons, aged 34 and 35, and also leaves two grandchildren.
She was well known in the community as the family owns an off-licence in Wheatley Hill and a fish and chip shop in Trimdon Station.
The family describe themselves as being “absolutely devastated” at the loss of Parminder and have been asked to be left alone to grieve.
The collision investigation team is now appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, which happened at approximately 11am, to come forward.
They are specifically appealing to the driver of a car who stopped at the scene prior to the police’s arrival and spoke to the driver of the coach.
Sergeant Jonathan Morgan, senior investigating officer, said: “This is an awful tragedyandourthoughtsare with Parminder’s family and friends.
“I would like to appeal directly to any drivers who drove past the scene of the collision to get in touch, es- pecially those drivers with dashcams, as the footage may be crucial to our investigation.”
Dozens of heartfelt tributes have been paid Parminder.
Meesha Wilson was among those to post on Facebook and said: “How tragic. “I’ve been thinking of her from the minute I read the initial report, my thoughts are with her loved ones.”
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the collision investigation unit on(0191)3752159,quotingincident 116 of January 23.