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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Jonathan Chubb & Lana Adkin

Nottinghamshire mum dies after she was hit by daughter's car in driveway accident

A 93-year-old mum from Nottinghamshire died when she was struck by the car of her daughter, an inquest has been told. Doris Breen, who lived in the village of Walesby, near Newark, was visiting her daughter Hazel Smith when the tragedy happened.

Ms Breen, who had been visiting Ms Smith's home in the Derbyshire market town Eckington, was struck on her daughter's driveway, an inquest at Chesterfield Coroners' Court was also told. She had been visiting a few nights a week and Ms Breen suffered a brain injury she never recovered from during the accident, reports Derbyshire Live.

The tragedy happened on Monday, May 2, when Ms Breen and her daughter were at the house planning to go out for dinner. Ms Smith told the hearing in a statement that at around 2.15pm she got into her Audi A3 with the intention of moving it out of the garage.

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