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Philippa Day s family take legal action against DWP over her death
Philippa Day died in 2019
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Pictured is Phillippa (left) and her sister Imogen Day (Image: Imogen Day)
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The family of a Nottingham woman who died after taking an overdose following a cut in her benefits have said they are taking legal action against the Government.
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image captionSteven Oscroft s wife and two grandchildren were with him in the car when he died
A much-loved grandfather was killed when a concrete slab fell from a lorry load and smashed through his car windscreen, an inquest has heard.
Steven Oscroft, 60, was driving along Netherfield Lane near Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire, on 7 July last year when the object hit his car.
Assistant coroner Gordon Clow said Mr Oscroft died instantly after suffering extensive traumatic head injuries .
He concluded his death was from a rare traffic collision . Catastrophic
Nottingham Coroner s Court heard the accident happened about 11:35 BST as Mr Oscroft, from Shirebrook, Derbyshire, drove his wife and two grandchildren home from a morning strawberry picking.
Steven Oscroft died instantly in the tragedy in Perlethorpe cum Budby, Notts, after the rubble, which weighed more than a bowling ball, fell from a truck passing in the opposite direction.
Inquests opened into deaths of 9 people at Nottingham Coroners Court
They were adjourned for further enquiries
04:00, 5 MAY 2021
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Inquests looking into the deaths of nine people have been opened at Nottingham Coroners Court.