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William Walker & Kaitlin Easton

Pensioner hit by Sophie Wessex motorcade dies after being 'thrown 40 feet'

A pensioner who was hit by a police royal escort motorbike has died in hospital two weeks after the incident, her family has confirmed.

Helen Holland sustained life threatening injuries when she was struck by the vehicle escorting Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie Wessex on May 19.

As reported in the Mirror, the 81-year-old was said to have been “thrown 40 feet across the road” at the junction of West Cromwell Road and Warwick Road in Earl's Court, west London, according to an eyewitness.

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