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Valerie Cadogan died after bike hit Monmouth pothole | Valerie Cadogan died after bike hit Monmouth pothole |
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A 72-year-old cyclist died after she fell from her bike after hitting a pothole in Monmouth, an inquest heard. | A 72-year-old cyclist died after she fell from her bike after hitting a pothole in Monmouth, an inquest heard. |
Valerie Cadogan was cycling with her husband when she struck the 25cm (10in) wide, 11cm (4in) pothole and hit her head, Newport Coroner's Court heard. | |
Council workers were called to the area within hours to fill in the potholes in April this year and make the area safe. | Council workers were called to the area within hours to fill in the potholes in April this year and make the area safe. |
Coroner David Bowen said the effects of the impact may have been lessened had Mrs Cadogan been wearing a helmet. | |
Mrs Cadogan was airlifted to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital after the incident but never regained consciousness. She died the following day. | Mrs Cadogan was airlifted to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital after the incident but never regained consciousness. She died the following day. |
The Newport Coroner's Court hearing was told Monmouthshire council immediately filled the pothole on St Mary's Road. | The Newport Coroner's Court hearing was told Monmouthshire council immediately filled the pothole on St Mary's Road. |
Mark Watkins, of the local authority's highways department, said the road is inspected annually and they had had no reports of defects there following an inspection in June 2012. | Mark Watkins, of the local authority's highways department, said the road is inspected annually and they had had no reports of defects there following an inspection in June 2012. |
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