A WOMAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash last year.

Charlotte Symons, 40, is accused of being responsible for the death of Sandra Chamberlain, 67, while at the wheel of a Nissan Navara in the Blackwood area.

The pedestrian was airlifted to Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales following the collision on Pant y Cefn Road in Markham.

The incident happened at around 11.20am on Friday, December 9, 2022.

Police and paramedics, together with a Wales Air Ambulance helicopter crew, rushed to the scene of the crash.

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She died of her injuries on December 17, 2022.

Symons, of Markham Terrace, Markham did not enter a plea after she appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court.

The defendant is due to appear before the crown court on December 9 and she was granted unconditional bail.