PICTURED: Teenage girl, 18, who died two days after car she was a passenger in collided with a BMW

• Georgia Bendelow suffered serious injuries following a crash on A63 Selby Road
• Teen was rushed to hospital by air ambulance but died in hospital two days later
• She was a passenger in a red Seat Mii involved in a crash with a white BMW M3
• A 32-year-old man, the driver of the BMW, was arrested by officers at the scene

Police have named a teenager killed in a horror crash after the car she was a passenger in collided with a BMW.

Georgia Bendelow, 18, suffered serious injuries following a crash between a white BMW M3 and a red Seat Mii on the A63 Selby Road at around 6.40pm on Wednesday.

The teenager, who was a passenger in the Seat, was rushed to hospital by air ambulance but died two days later.

The driver of the Seat, a 45-year-old woman, and another passenger, a 20-year-old man, were also hospitalised with serious injuries. Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

A 32-year-old man, the driver of the BMW, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. 

He has now been released been released under investigation, police confirmed today.

Georgia Bendelow died in hospital two days after a crash between a white BMW M3 and a red Seat Mii on the A63 Selby Road at around 6.40pm on Wednesday

The collision took place on the eastbound carriageway of the A63, Swillington Common, near to the junction with Swillington Lane

The driver of the BMW had been travelling from Crossgates and was heading in the direction of Garforth when the crash took place. 

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: ‘Police have released the name of the woman who died following a road traffic collision in Leeds.

Georgia, who was a passenger in the Mii, suffered serious injuries in the collision, which occurred in Swillington Common at about 6.40pm on Wednesday, 31 August.

The driver of the BMW, a 32-year-old man from Leeds, who was arrested following the collision has been released under investigation.

‘Officers from the Major Collision Enquiry Team are continuing to appeal for witnesses, or anyone who may have DashCam footage of either vehicle prior to the collision.’

Anyone with information can contact police via 101 quoting 13220480915 or online via 101 or online through www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat.

The A63 was closed for more than nine hours following the fatal crash last week, with a huge presence of emergency services in attendance.

Police say the collision took place on the eastbound carriageway of the A63, Swillington Common, near to the junction with Swillington Lane.   

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