VULNERABLE WOMAN, who had been shielding her family for nine months because of Covid, was struck and killed by a truck after she left home for the first-time.
Sarah Lewis was distracted by her face mask while she was untangling it as she stepped onto the road in Weymouth (Doreset) last year.
A lorry pulled onto the street and hit the 62-year old.
She was trapped underneath the vehicle, and she was later declared dead on the spot.
Inquests revealed that Ms. Lewis was clinically vulnerable during the pandemic, and she spent nine months at her home.
She finally left her home on November 16 to go get her MOT at a garage.
She waited for a taxi and then crossed the street to try to remove a mask from her bag.
She then wandered into the blind spot of the driver as he reversed.
Karl Stanton, a Lorry driver, said that he switched off the radio and checked his mirrors. However, he didn't see Ms Lewis.
He claimed that he was forced to turn around because of too many cars parked on Lynch Lane.
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He stated, "On that day, I simply could not see anyone at all."
Leanne Steedman, PC Leanne, stated that Ms Lewis appeared to be in a "world of her own" while she was handling her mask.
PC Kelvin Edge, a forensic collision investigator, stated that Ms. Lewis was unaware of the lorry until too late.
According to PC Edge, the driver had few options and would have made the same maneuver, he stated.
An examination post mortem revealed that Ms. Lewis had suffered multiple fatal injuries.
Debbie Rookes, the coroner for Bournemouth, stated that there was no evidence that Ms Lewis wanted to end her life. She also said that she didn't know that the lorry was there.
She concluded that Lewis had died due to injuries sustained in the accident and offered her condolences for the victim's loved ones.
She stated that she was writing to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps asking him to make rear-view cameras mandatory on large goods vehicles.
