A WOMAN died after the car she was driving left the road in East Yorkshire.

Susan Fulcher, 37, was driving on the B1253 High Street at Rudston, near Bridlington, when her blue Ford S-Max left the road and caught fire at about 4am on Saturday.

Mrs Fulcher was the sole occupant of the vehicle, and sustained fatal injuries in the crash. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone who saw the vehicle prior to the crash is urged to contact Humberside Police on 101.