A woman in her 70s and a taxi driver have been killed in a horrific crash after the woman was seen driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway.
Police rushed to the A13 in Dagenham, east London, at 1.45am but were too late to stop the car before the crash.
The taxi driver is thought to be in his 40s.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: " Police were called to the Witch's Hat junction of the A13 in Dagenham at 01.45hrs on Monday, December 31 to reports of a car travelling the wrong way down the carriageway.
“Shortly afterwards, the car was involved in a collision with a taxi heading in the opposite direction.
“Officers and LAS attended the scene.
“Despite the efforts of paramedics, the driver of the vehicle travelling in the wrong direction, a woman in her 70s, and the taxi driver, aged in his 40s, both died as a result of their injuries.
“Next of kin have not been informed.”
The A13 remained closed on Monday morning.
