Family pay tribute to "much-loved" mother who died in East Dorset collision
51 year old Rebecca French died following a collision on the B3082
The family of a women who died in a fatal collision in East Dorset say she had "unbelievable strength" and had fought Multiple Sclerosis (MS) most of her life.
Dorset Police received a report at 9.53pm on Sunday 7 December 2025 of a collision that was believed to involve a single vehicle, a white Vauxhall Grandland, on the B3082 Blandford Road near Badbury Rings.
Emergency services attended the scene and the occupants of the vehicle – a woman aged in her 50s and a man aged in his 30s were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman in her 30s has been named by her family as 51-year-old Rebecca French.
In a statement issued through Dorset Police her family said: "Beccy was a much-loved mother, daughter, sister, nanny and auntie.
“We will miss your laugh, your smile and your unbelievable strength.
“Beccy had battled most her life with MS and never gave up, even completing multiple skydives to raise money for MS charity.
“We are forever proud of you, you are always in our hearts and we will never ever forget you.”
Police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information of dashcam footage of the collision to contact them.