Family launches legal action over mother's death in Tenerife crash

The household of a British pistillate killed successful what they assertion was a hit-and-run successful Tenerife person begun ineligible enactment implicit a judge's determination to adjacent the constabulary investigation.

Michelle Exton was connected vacation successful the Canary Islands erstwhile she was deed by a van connected 11 December.

The 50-year-old, from Dronfield, died from her injuries 4 days later.

Lawyers astatine Irwin Mitchell said constabulary launched a hunt to hint the operator but the lawsuit was closed aft 3 weeks.

Ms Exton and her parent Ann, 75, were deed by a van which mounted the pavement adjacent the edifice of Golf del Sur astatine astir 20:30.

She suffered catastrophic caput injuries and died successful hospital, portion her parent sustained superior rib injuries.

The household has instructed lawyers to record tribunal documents asking for a justice to re-open the case, Irwin Mitchell said.

Three weeks aft the clang a justice "stayed" the investigation, meaning the lawsuit was closed and constabulary were efficaciously barred from investigating further.

Ms Exton's daughter, Sophia, 23, said: "We'd bash thing to person mum backmost successful our lives but we cognize that's not possible.

"Our absorption present is connected astatine slightest trying to honour her representation by getting the justness for mum that she deserves.

"We privation the authorities to permission nary chromatic unturned successful trying to hint the driver."

Irwin Mitchell has called connected the Spanish authorities to recommence the investigation.

James Riley, subordinate solicitor, appealed for immoderate witnesses oregon anyone with accusation connected the clang to get successful touch.

"Michelle's loved ones are devastated by her decease and however what was meant to beryllium an enjoyable vacation ended successful specified tragedy," helium said.

"The determination by the justice to enactment the probe has lone added to their pain.

"Michelle's household judge that the determination was made earlier a thorough and due probe could beryllium carried retired and has denied them the accidental to spot the operator brought to justice."