‘IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE’

Duchess of Edinburgh ‘Deeply Saddened’ After Woman Hit by Her Police Escort Dies

The family of the woman said she suffered multiple broken bones and massive internal injuries.

The Duchess of Edinburgh has expressed condolences to the family of a woman who died two weeks after she was hit by part of the British royal’s police escort. “The Duchess of Edinburgh is deeply saddened to hear that Helen Holland has passed away,’’ Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “Her Royal Highness’s deepest condolences and sympathies go to all of Ms Holland’s family.” Helen Holland, 81, was struck on the afternoon of May 10 in West London and had been in a coma in critical condition since. Holland’s family told the BBC that the great-grandmother fought “for her life for nearly two weeks... but irreversible damage to her brain finally ended the battle today.” Her son, Martin Holland, said his mother had died after “suffering multiple broken bones and massive internal injuries” while using the “safe route of [a] pedestrian crossing.” The incident is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).