An 81-year-old great grandmother died in hospital 10 days after her son accidentally reversed his Range Rover into her outside a doctors' surgery in Denbigh, North Wales. Celia Adams, originally from Rossendale, had been taken for an appointment by her son, Ian Adams, on the morning of February 18 last year.
Mr Adams parked temporarily in a GP bay and guided his mother around the car, leaving her steadying herself on another vehicle. Unaware of her position, he reversed out and collided with her. Mrs Adams had fallen before the impact, the inquest heard. Staff from the surgery rushed to help.
Mrs Adams was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and later transferred to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, where she died on February 28. The cause of death was respiratory failure from multiple rib fractures sustained in the collision, with osteoporosis and frailty contributing factors. The coroner recorded an accidental death.
Mrs Adams, a former bacteriologist and shop owner, was described by her family as 'the glue that held us all together' and 'an angel on Earth'. They asked for privacy to grieve.
