Schoolgirl Ellie Paine's death while crossing the A2 Canterbury Road, Sittingbourne, was a 'tragic accident'
Schoolgirl Ellie Paine's death while crossing the A2 Canterbury Road, Sittingbourne, was a 'tragic accident' | Teenager Ellie Paine's death was a "tragic accident", a coroner has ruled. An inquest at County Hall, Maidstone, heard how the 16-year-old Sittingbourne schoolgirl was crossing the A2 Canterbury Road when she was struck by a car driven by self-employed food delivery driver Jamie Hopkins. Sittingbourne schoolgirl Ellie Paine, 16, died in a tragic accident after being hit by a car on the A2 Canterbury Road Police told assistant coroner James Dillon that Mr Hopkins stood no chance o...