John Gittins, coroner for north Wales, east and central, reached a conclusion of accidental death, rather than that of road traffic collision.
He said that given Adams’ long-standing diagnosis of osteoporosis, it was conceivable the rib fractures which led to her respiratory failure were caused by the fall before the vehicle struck her.
“Her fall was simply an accident,” he said
In a tribute after her death, her family described the great-grandmother, who had owned a shop selling china before her retirement, as “a woman of many talents who had the biggest heart”, and said she was “the glue that held us all together”.