Overview
- Area coroner Catherine McKenna opened the inquest at Rochdale Coroners' Court and adjourned it to await the outcome of the police inquiry.
- Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is leading the case, and officers have issued no further update.
- Police said the driver of a Peugeot Expert was heading toward the car park exit when he struck Margaret Ann Crichton as she walked back to her vehicle.
- Paramedics performed CPR at the scene before she was taken to Salford Royal Hospital, where her death was verified on December 19.
- Her family released a tribute and photograph, describing the retired midwifery tutor linked to the University of Manchester as a “beautiful soul taken from us too soon.”