Police have named an 85-year-old woman who died in a road accident in Otley this week.

Otley resident Bridget Curzon was hit by a green DAF tipper truck on Bridge Street just before 11am on Monday. She was with her husband, Samuel, at the time.

The incident happened at the pedestrian crossing beside the road’s junction with Cattle Market Street and the road was closed as emergency services attended.

Mrs Curzon was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, a 55-year-old man, stopped and has been spoken to by the police who are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

The tragedy has led to calls for road safety in the town to be reviewed - and for a possible lorry ban to be reconsidered.

Councillor Colin Campbell (Lib Dem, Otley & Yeadon) said: “I was sorry to hear of the tragic accident on Monday and my heart goes out to the family and friends of the victim.

“While it is important to wait until the police find out the exact cause of the fatality I think that it would be useful to look at road safety in the area.

“In the meantime I have asked enforcement officers to visit the site and ensure motorists are not obstructing the keep clear areas around the crossing, and I will also be raising the issue of a lorry ban* with senior council officers.”

Sergeant Fiona Hoodless, of West Yorkshire Police Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: “This is a really tragic incident and we are doing everything we can to continue to support Bridget’s husband, who was with her at the time.

“While we have already spoken to a number of witnesses we are still keen to hear from anyone who saw any part of the circumstances of this incident, either the collision itself or the circumstances leading up to it.”

Anyone with information is being asked to contact West Yorkshire Police Major Collision Enquiry Team by calling 101 and quoting reference number 13180451159.

*A campaign to get a lorry ban - which would force HGVS to bypass Otley - was pursued during the Noughties and led by the Safety On Otley’s Roads group.

It faltered after Leeds City Council announced that it would have ‘major reservations’ about supporting the move due to opposition from neighbouring authorities and concerns about the impact on communities like Pool-in-Wharfedale.