Inquest opens into death of RAF Police dog handler

An inquest into the death of an RAF Police dog handler heard her injuries were consistent with being "trapped between a motor vehicle and a wall".

Cpl Rebecca Hudson, 32, from Cranwell, Lincolnshire, died on 23 May.

Paul Smith, the coroner for Greater Lincolnshire, adjourned the inquest until the conclusion of inquiries by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Lincolnshire Police previously said it attended an incident on 18 May at an RAF site near Tattershall Thorpe, in which a 32-year-old woman suffered "serious injuries" following "a collision" with a van.

During the brief hearing in Lincoln, the coroner said it could take up to 12 months for the HSE report to be finalised.

The exact cause of death was yet to be determined and there were "a number of outstanding inquiries" to be concluded, he added.

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