A pregnant mum who suffered fatal injuries in a motorway crash was struck by a speeding driver after she had pulled over onto the hard shoulder, a pre-inquest hearing was told today.
Frankie Julia Hough, 38, from Chadderton in Oldham, was driving southbound on the M66 at around 3.10pm on Saturday, May 13, when she suffered serious injuries in the crash. She died in hospital two days later.
As inquest proceedings formally started today (Wednesday), it emerged Ms Hough had pulled over onto the hard shoulder to answer a phone call when she was hit by a BMW, the MEN reports.
