A MAN is set to appear in court this week following a three-vehicle crash that killed a woman.

The collision, which involved a red VW Up BlueMotion, a black Audi A3 and a green Isuzu Pick-up, happened at around 6pm on Saturday, February 1, 2020 on the B3081 about 300m south of the Sixpenny Handley roundabout in Sixpenny Handley.

The VW driver, 37-year-old Ringwood woman Ella Cooper, was taken to Southampton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. She died on the morning of Friday, February 7, 2020.

The male passenger in the VW sustained serious injuries.

The occupants of the Audi, one adult and two children, had minor injuries and the male driver of the Isuzu also sustained minor injuries.

A 37-year-old local man has been charged with causing death by driving without due care or consideration while over specified controlled drug limit.

He has been issued with a postal requisition to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, July 8.