Schoolgirl Ellie Paine s death while crossing the A2 Canterbury Road, Sittingbourne, was a tragic accident
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Teenager Ellie Paine s death was a tragic accident , a coroner has ruled.
An inquest at County Hall, Maidstone, heard how the 16-year-old Sittingbourne schoolgirl was crossing the A2 Canterbury Road when she was struck by a car driven by self-employed food delivery driver Jamie Hopkins.
Sittingbourne schoolgirl Ellie Paine, 16, died in a tragic accident after being hit by a car on the A2 Canterbury Road
Police told assistant coroner James Dillon that Mr Hopkins stood no chance of avoiding the teenager as she crossed at traffic lights at the junction with Murston Road.