Inquest opens into tragic death of woman on A63 in Hessle
A 56-year-old woman who died in a collision with a lorry on the A63[1] has been named as Helen McGarry.
An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the tragic death of Ms McGarry, who died on a stretch of the road in Hessle[2] on the evening of Friday, September 15, close to the Woodfield Lane bridge. Both carriageways were closed for 21 hours for investigative work.
Humberside Police[3] previously confirmed that Ms McGarry, who they described as a pedestrian, died at the scene. At the inquest on Tuesday, it was confirmed that her death was due to “traumatic injuries” as a result of a “road traffic incident”.
During the inquest opening, area coroner Lorraine Harris said that the hearing would need to be adjourned in order for her office to gather more statements and evidence surrounding Ms McGarry’s death. She said: “I will require some further information. I do not think this will proceed to a criminal court which means it will likely be dealt in the coroner’s court.
"I will need an antecedent statement, the police report into the investigation and details of the forensic collision investigation. I would also like more information on her interaction with mental health services.”
Mrs Harris indicated that Ms McGarry may have been living in accommodation provided by Hull and East Yorkshire Mind., and that she wanted to find out more about her mental health at the time of her death.
Earlier this month, Humberside Police released a statement about the death. It read: "We were called at around 8.35pm to reports that a lorry and pedestrian were involved in a collision. A woman, aged 56, died at the scene from her injuries following the collision and our thoughts remain with her family at this very difficult time.
“We are appealing for anyone who may have dashcam footage or who witnessed the collision, or saw the car prior to the collision, to contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 578 of September 15."
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