A pregnant mum who died after she was hit by a speeding motorist on the M66 had pulled over onto the hard shoulder to answer a phone call, a pre-inquest hearing heard.
Frankie Julia Hough, 38, from Oldham, was driving on the motorway, at around 3.10pm on Saturday, May 13, when she suffered catastrophic injuries in the crash, and died in hospital two days later, reports Manchester Evening News.
As the inquest proceedings started today, Wednesday, May 24, it emerged she had pulled over to answer a phone call when she was struck by a BMW.
