An inquest has been unable to determine why a 52 year-old grandmother veered onto the opposite side of the road before crashing her car.

Today’s investigation into Pauline Del-a cour’s death on Tuesday, September 20 heard how she had been travelling along the A258 Sandwich to Deal Road at Hacklinge when her green Renault Clio narrowly missed one car.

It then collided with the gold Peugeot of Hannah Dixon from Sandwich, who was travelling with her two children, aged two and nine weeks.

Ms Del-a-cour, of Wilson Avenue, Deal, was cut free from the vehicle at the side of the road and received CPR from a passing nurse.

She was then airlifted to St George’s Hospital in Tooting, where she died from her injuries three days later.

Coroner Alan Blunsdon, who led her inquest at Canterbury Magistrates Court, said: “There was no indication in the examination of any natural disease which would account for Pauline being on the incorrect side of the road.

“For some explicable reason, her vehicle crossed the central line and collided with the car being driven by Hannah Dixon with tragic and fatal consequences.

“I regret I cannot give more of an explanation to her family but my conclusion is death by road traffic collision.”

PC James Woodhams from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit eliminated factors including the weather, road surface, and mechanical faults as reasons for the crash.

He also said Ms Del-a-cour had not been using her mobile phone.

He said: "The cause of the collision must rest with Pauline Del-a-cour."

Trains delays meant the pathologist who carried out Ms Del-a-cour’s post-mortem examination was unable to attend the inquest.

In his report, he gave her cause of death as 1a multiple system failure and 1b multiple injuries.

For the full report see the East Kent Mercury and Sandwich Mercury next week.