A woman took her own life in a horrific incident on a Welsh bypass. Pauline Reeves, 69, had been struggling to come to terms with a dementia diagnosis, Pontypridd Coroners' Court heard.

Ms Reeves suffered fatal traumatic injuries when she drove her car into a heavy goods vehicle on April 23 last year on the A489 Newtown bypass in Powys. Another car was also hit in the collision.

Coroner Rachel Knight said: "Mrs Reeves suffered long-term with mental health issues and had taken a deliberate overdose around four months earlier.

"She was struggling to come to terms with a dementia diagnosis despite input from professionals and medication on prescription."

Recording a conclusion of suicide Ms Knight said: "It is more likely than not that she deliberately drove into the path of an HGV with the intention to end her life."

The inquest heard the Shropshire-born pensioner was a retired medical secretary who lived in the village of Kerry near Newtown.