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Dame Jenni Murray died after car crash where she was 'dazzled by headlights'
Broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray died days after being involved in a car crash which happened when she was dazzled by headlights, an inquest was told. Dame Jenni, 75, was best known as the voice of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, hosting the programme for three decades and becoming the longest-serving presenter in its history. She died on March 12 this year after the collision in north London on March 4 2026, an inquest heard on Thursday. North London area coroner Tony Murphy ruled that Dame Jenni’s cause of death was bronchopneumonia, caused by fractures to her rib and sternum fractures sustained in the crash.
TL;DR
- Dame Jenni Murray, 75, died on March 12, 2026, following a car crash on March 4, 2026.
- The crash occurred when she was dazzled by headlights on Wildwood Road, north London.
- Her cause of death was bronchopneumonia, attributed to fractures of her rib and sternum sustained in the collision.
- Dame Jenni was the longest-serving presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, hosting for three decades.
- She had previously announced her breast cancer diagnosis on Woman's Hour in 2006 and was a vice-patron for Breast Cancer Now.