AN INQUEST has been held into the death of a Flintshire woman in a road traffic collision.
Angela Dawn Williams, of Richard Heights, Flint, died after being struck by a HGV whilst crossing Church Street in Flint on June 5 last year.
At County Hall in Ruthin on Tuesday (June 4), an inquest was held into the 62-year-old retired care worker's death.
It was told that Mrs Williams had been trying to cross Church Street when she collided with a moving HGV.
Sadly Mrs Williams passed away at the scene, despite the best efforts of the Welsh Ambulance Service.
The inquest heard that shortly before 12.30pm on June 5, HGV driver Brian Walley was travelling from Greenfield to Liverpool to receive the second load of goods that he was required to deliver that day.
Mr Walley was diverted onto Church Street due to roadworks in Flint at the time, where he travelled up the road doing approximately 15mph, before stopping due to the traffic lights at the end of the road.
Mr Walley was stationary at the lights for 1.13 seconds according to Brian Grocott, a forensic collision investigator at North Wales Police, during which he used his phone to change the music in the cab.
At this time, Mrs Williams was seen on CCTV footage travelling down the middle of the pavement near the Post Office, before moving nearer the kerb and entering the road into the bus lane area.
She then proceeded to cross the road diagonally in the direction of the George and Dragon pub, as traffic began to move.
Once the car in front of the HGV had moved, Mr Walley completed the desired checks of his mirrors - a sweep from left to right - before moving off towards the traffic lights at approximately 7mph and colliding with Mrs Williams.
Mr Grocott added that Mrs Williams, who was "in a position of safety" when the car in front of the HGV pulled away, would not have been visible through the windscreen of the HGV until the "very last moment".
He also referred to the many pedestrian crossing's along Church Street stating that if Mrs Williams had chosen to cross via the pelican crossing she would have done so in "complete safety".
A post-mortem examination undertaken by Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rogers found the cause of death was severe cranium cerebral trauma.
Tests for the purpose of toxicology found no alcohol in Mrs Williams system, but did find prescribed medicine for her bi-polar - which "she managed well".
Kate Robertson, assistant coroner for North Wales East and Central, recorded a conclusion of road traffic collision.
Mrs Robertson added that she would not be filing a prevention of future deaths report but will keep a "keen eye" on developments in regards to the progressive safer systems plan, which are set to be introduced to improve the safety around HGV vehicles and enhance the field of view for drivers.
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