Drowning of elderly couple in car was accidental, rules coroner

The deaths of an elderly couple who drowned when their car was swept away in a river after heavy rain was accidental, a coroner has ruled.

John Lillistone, 83, and his wife, Patricia, 82, could not be rescued when their car entered the River Trent at Hoveringham in Nottinghamshire on 1 February last year.

Nottingham’s senior coroner Mairin Casey said the incident was exceptionally rare event and ruled out any suggestion it was a deliberate act.Witnesses said the car left a car park and...

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