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A mum-of-two died three weeks after she tripped on a metal flap outside a hospital.

Lorna Loxton went to Bristol Royal Infirmary for a cardiology appointment on January 7.

The former auxiliary nurse was walking to a taxi when her three-wheeled walking frame is believed to have became lodged in a metal flap covering a bollard.

Ms Loxton tripped, breaking her hip and hitting her head on the ground.

The 55-year-old underwent surgery on her hip but her condition deteriorated and she died in hospital on January 28.

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Her cause of death is yet to be formally established, while an inquest will take place on a date to be fixed.

Ms Loxton’s daughter Danni, 30, and son Mark, 35, have since paid tribute to t

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