Eleisha Skinner, a 21-year-old aspiring social worker, dies after being crushed by her own car while unloading belongings outside her student accommodation. Multiple outlets report that Skinner was studying at Buckinghamshire New University and that the incident occurred on 4 January at the accommodation in connection with her arrival or move-in. The reports state that her car, described as a black Audi A1, “slipped” or moved down an icy driveway, pinning her against a wall.
An inquest-related account says she suffers fatal injuries, and a medical examination described by one outlet concludes that she dies from an anoxic brain injury due to asphyxia compression. The Independent frames the cause as asphyxia compression leading to anoxic brain injury. Other reports focus on the circumstances of the car moving on the icy surface while she was unloading.
Skinner is reported to be from Faversham in Kent. Authorities and the inquest are assessing the circumstances around the driveway conditions, the vehicle’s movement, and the events leading up to her death.
