An elderly woman killed in a fatal crash with a bus outside Leytonstone Tube station has been named in court.

Carol Wright, 79, of Ferndale Road, Leytonstone, was struck by a number 66 bus in Church Lane at around 2.30pm on October 24.

Mrs Wright suffered “traumatic injuries” in the incident, East London Coroner’s Court heard, and was rushed to the nearest trauma centre at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.

She died three days later on October 27.

Senior coroner Graeme Irvine opened an inquest into her death at the Walthamstow court on Tuesday, November 19.

“Mrs Wright was struck by a bus, reportedly at low speed,” he said during the brief hearing.

“She fell and struck her head on the road.”

A post-mortem examination on November 11 gave her cause of death as a “severe” brain injury caused by “blunt force trauma”, caused by “collision with a bus”.

Mr Irvine declared both Mrs Wright’s family and the driver of the bus as “interested persons” in the inquest.

Interested persons have the right to view evidence in the case before it comes to court, then question any witnesses called to give evidence.

The coroner ordered his staff to begin gathering key evidence including Mrs Wright’s most recent GP records, the contemporaneous records of the London Ambulance Service and the records generated at the Royal London Hospital.

Mr Irvine said: “From the Metropolitan Police Service, could I please have within six weeks a report from the senior investigating officer setting out the progress of any criminal investigation, if there is to be a criminal investigation?”

He also requested a timeline of when any forensic collision investigation report was due to be completed.

Mrs Wright’s inquest was listed for August 4, 2025.

The Met Police said it was continuing to investigate the collision and nobody had been arrested.

Arriva, which operates the 66 route, referred Newsquest’s press enquiry to Transport for London (TfL).

TfL’s director of buses Lorna Murphy said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Carol Wright, who tragically died from injuries sustained in a bus collision on October 24.

“We have support available for anyone affected by this.

“We are continuing to work closely with the police and the bus operator, Arriva London, on the investigation into this tragic incident, to ensure all lessons are learnt.

“Safety is always our first consideration and we are committed to learning from every incident so that we can eliminate all serious incidents on the network and keep the public safe.”