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Jun 2021
Tribute to 'amazing' Huby grandad killed in car crash
A grandad from Huby probably fell ill moments before his car swerved into an oncoming lorry, an inquest has found.
Basil Fordy died aged 89 on January 8, 2020 in the crash on the A658 Harrogate Road near his village home.
His family attended a delayed inquest yesterday in Northallerton to hear what happened leading up to the crash and the cause of death.
The inquest heard evidence from people who were driving in the area at the time, as well as the driver of the lorry and the police officer who investigated the crash.
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Jonathan Leach, assistant coroner for North Yorkshire, concluded:
Speaking after the inquest, Mr Fordy's daughter Jacqui Goulding told the Stray Ferret:
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