Driver's chilling first words after killing pedestrian heading to Take That concert

Driver's chilling first words after killing pedestrian heading to Take That concertFootage released by Avon and Somerset Police shows Fiona Hodge's first account of events which led to a collision with Donna Crossman, who was walking towards Ashton Gate in BristolNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor03:25, 22 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesFiona Hodge was found guilty of causing death by careless driving(Image: BPM MEDIA)Video captures a careless driver's first words after a crash which killed a pedestrian heading to a Take That concert.‌Fiona Hodge, 69, told officers she had been involved in "a very nasty accident" but "did not know why she lost her concentration". Hodge hit Donna Crossman, 53, knocking the concert-goer off a bridge on the A370 Brunel Way in Bristol.‌Ms Crossman was walking with friends to a Take That concert at Ashton Gate, a multi-use stadium in the city, when Hodge mounted the pavement in her red Citroen. She died of her injuries in hospital the following day.‌Hodge was on Monday found guilty by a jury of causing death by careless driving. She will be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court at a later date.READ MORE: 'Beautiful' boy, six, dead in horror Cheshire crash as 'drug driver' arrestedREAD MORE: Speeding driver who killed young woman smirks outside court before sentencingThe court was played footage of officer's questioning Hodge after the crash on June 9, 2024. Hodge, from St Werburghs, Bristol, tells officers the road "was not busy" and that she was driving "within the speed limit" but then adds she "lost her concentration" and that it was a "very nasty accident".‌The pensioner says: "I was chatting to my friends and I mounted the pavement and hit a person — it was very quick. I didn't really see the person. She seemed to have gone over the side of bridge on the side of the road. I don't know why I lost my concentration or mounted the pa...