Coroner rules Jenni Murray died from crash-related bronchopneumonia

BBC broadcaster Jenni Murray died on 12 March 2026 from bronchopneumonia caused by rib and sternum fractures sustained in a car crash eight days earlier, coroner Tony Murphy ruled at Barnet coroner's court. Murray was dazzled by headlights and hit two stationary cars on Wildwood Road near Hampstead Heath on 4 March. She was 75.