A MAN has appeared in court following a fatal road traffic collision in west Dorset.

Dorset Police received a report at 8.13pm on Wednesday, February 8, of a collision in A3066 Main Road in Mosterton involving a blue Mercedes and three pedestrians.

All of the pedestrians were taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment. Very sadly, a woman aged in their 40s died in hospital during the afternoon of Thursday February 9 A woman aged in her 20s remains in hospital in a critical condition.

A third pedestrian, a young boy, sustained serious injuries that are not life-threatening.

Shane Bovey, 40, of Monmouth Road, Yeovil, appeared at Poole Magistrates Court yesterday charged with causing the death of the woman named in court by just her first name of Nicole.

The court heard that Nicole’s daughter Emily, and her 11-month-old child, were both taken to hospital. The court was told that Emily remained in a critical condition. Her son is recovering from the injuries he sustained.

Bovey was arrested on suspicion of driving offences before being taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

Following enquiries by the traffic unit, he was subsequently been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road traffic collision, causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured, causing death by driving a vehicle while unlicensed, aggravated vehicle taking and making threats to kill.

His representative said he would be denying all charges. The case has been sent to Bournemouth Crown Court.

Around 180 people attended a church service held in memory of the woman killed in a fatal crash in Mosterton.

The service, held on Sunday, at Mosterton Church was led by Reverend Canon David Baldwin, provided those affected by the crash with a time of reflection, quiet and prayer.

It came after the crash at the A3066 in Mosterton that saw three pedestrians hit by a car, which then caught fire. All three pedestrians, from the same family, were taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment, but police said on Thursday afternoon that a woman aged in her 40s had died.

Speaking after the service, the Reverend Canon said: “We had about 180 people attend - a large number from the village but from all over, really, and quite a few from Yeovil as well.

“They really welcomed what we were doing and appreciated, I think, the space we were giving them and the fact we had done something. There’s nothing I can say that will replace the loss of an individual or change what has happened but we gathered as a community and we grieved as a community.”