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Patricia 'Trish' Williamson (January 3, 1955 – November 9, 2007) was a English TV presenter, producer and filmmaker, best known for her stint as a "weathergirl" on the ITV breakfast television programme Good Morning Britain on TV-am throughout the 1980s.

The daughter of journalist Harold Williamson who notably worked on the BBC current affairs and documentary series Man Alive in the 1960s; Williamson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and studied at Durham University.

After leaving TV-am, she worked as a producer, presenter and reporter on BBC regional television, including BBC Look North, London Tonight and BBC1’s current affairs series Inside Out.^[1] In 1991 she suffered an ectopic pregnancy and almost died.

The mother of two, who had just moved to Norfolk with her family, died when her Ford Fiesta car left the B1116 road in Weybread, Suffolk, overturned, and landed in a field opposite. A coroner's inquest in Lowestoft in May 2008 concluded that Williamson died as a result of not wearing a seatbelt, and was resultantly thrown through the window of her car suffering multiple injuries.^[2]

References

^ Coles, John (2007-11-13). "Weather girl Trish is killed". Coles, John. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
^ "No seatbelt killed TV's Trish". The Sun. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

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[1] Coles, John (2007-11-13). "Weather girl Trish is killed". Coles, John. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

[2] "No seatbelt killed TV's Trish". The Sun. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

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-'''Patricia 'Trish' Williamson''' ([[January 3]], [[1955]] &ndash; [[November 9]], [[2007]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV]] presenter, producer and filmmaker, best known for her stint as a "weathergirl" on the [[ITV]] [[breakfast television]] programme ''[[Good Morning Britain]]'' on [[TV-am]] throughout the [[1980s]]. After leaving the programme she later worked as a producer, presenter and reporter on [[BBC]] regional television. She was the daughter of journalist [[Harold Williamson]] who notably worked on the BBC current affairs and documentary series ''[[Man Alive]]'' in the [[1960s]].
+'''Patricia 'Trish' Williamson''' ([[January 3]], [[1955]] &ndash; [[November 9]], [[2007]]) was a [[England|English]] [[TV]] presenter, producer and filmmaker, best known for her stint as a "weathergirl" on the [[ITV]] [[breakfast television]] programme ''[[Good Morning Britain]]'' on [[TV-am]] throughout the [[1980s]].
+The daughter of journalist [[Harold Williamson]] who notably worked on the BBC current affairs and documentary series ''[[Man Alive]]'' in the [[1960s]]; Williamson was born in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], and studied at [[Durham University]].
-Williamson was born in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], and studied at [[Durham University]]. She died as a result of injuries sustained in a road accident in [[Weybread]], [[Suffolk]]. Her [[Ford Fiesta]] car left the B1116 road, overturned, and landed in a field opposite.
+After leaving TV-am, she worked as a producer, presenter and reporter on [[BBC]] regional television, including [[BBC Look North]], [[London Tonight]] and BBC1’s current affairs series [[Inside Out]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article457973.ece|title=Weather girl Trish is killed|author=Coles, John|publisher=Coles, John|date=2007-11-13|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> In 1991 she suffered an [[ectopic pregnancy]] and almost died.
+The mother of two, who had just moved to [[Norfolk]] with her family, died when her [[Ford Fiesta]] car left the B1116 road in [[Weybread]], [[Suffolk]], overturned, and landed in a field opposite. A [[coroner]]'s inquest in Lowestoft in May 2008 concluded that Williamson died as a result of not wearing a [[seatbelt]], and was resultantly thrown through the window of her car suffering multiple injuries.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1137775.ece|title=No seatbelt killed TV's Trish|publisher=The Sun|date=2008-05-08|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref>
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