A grandmother-of-six died when her wheelchair capsized into a pothole which had been there for six years outside a hospital A&E department, an inquest has heard.
Audrey Worrall, 88, fell and suffered head injuries in the grounds of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in December 2018 before dying four days later.
Her family claim her death was avoidable, with her son Gary having carried out research which found the hazard has been outside the hospital as far back as 2012.
Mr Worrall said: All the evidence is here that this could have been prevented.
Audrey Worrall, 88, fell and suffered head injuries in the grounds of a hospital in Gloucester
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image captionAudrey Worrall was thrown from her wheelchair when it hit a tree pit outside the hospital
A pit in the grounds of a hospital, which caused an 88-year-old woman s death when her wheelchair capsized into it, had been there for at least six years, an inquest heard.
Audrey Worrall fell from her wheelchair and suffered head injuries outside Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and died four days later, in December 2018.
The inquest heard the hospital trust had failed to make the pit safe.
Mrs Worrall s son, Gary, said her death could have been prevented .
Assistant Gloucestershire coroner Roland Wooderson concluded Mrs Worrall s death was accidental.