A WOMAN had just been to see her new-born granddaughter when she was involved in an accident outside Glan Clwyd Hospital, it was revealed at the opening of an inquest.

Hairdresser Mary Owen-Jones, 51, was hit by a car as she crossed a car park at the Bodelwyddan hospital on New Year’s Day.

At a brief hearing in Ruthin, John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales East and Central, said that Mrs Owen-Jones, of Dinerth Road, Rhos-on-Sea suffered a head injury and was taken to the hospital’s emergency department in a confused state.

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Early the following morning, she was transferred to the major trauma unit at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, where she died on January 3.

Adjourning the inquest to a date to be fixed, Mr Gittins said North Wales Police were continuing their investigation into the incident and much work still needed to be done.

Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash and for anyone with dashcam evidence to come forward.

Mrs Owen-Jones, who also worked as a classroom assistant, leaves her husband Arwel, son Andrew and daughter Jasmine.

In a statement released after her death her family said: “She had a passion for life and for her family, and was particularly looking forward to being a grandma to her newly-born granddaughter April Rose.”