By Megan Titley and Saul Cooke-Black

THE A46 between Stroud and Painswick has been re-opened after a fatal crash this morning.

Two cars were involved in the crash near Pincot Lane, Pitchcombe, at around 6.30am.

A female driver was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics shortly before 7am.

The second driver sustained a knee injury. 

The road was blocked off by police in both directions from the Beeches Green/ Stratford Road roundabout near Tesco.

It was re-opened at around 12.30pm.