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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raphael Boyd

Charity campaigner’s death after microlight crash was accidental, coroner rules

Claire Lomas smiling and holding her award trophy
Claire Lomas, pictured in 2017 after winning the disabled sportsperson award at the Pride of Sport awards, died in 2024. Photograph: Ian West/PA

The death of a disability campaigner after a microlight crash while filming a TV programme for Apple was an accident, a coroner has concluded.

An inquest heard on Thursday that Claire Lomas, 44, died of severe traumatic injuries on 22 August 2024, five weeks after a light aircraft she had been piloting while filming a series to promote Apple’s Vision Pro headset “veered off the runway” during a landing operation and crashed into a rock in Amman, Jordan.

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