The daughter of a woman killed in a crash in Littlebourne was told of the tragedy while on holiday abroad.

Vickki Sheridan, who manages the Grove Ferry Inn, was on a two-week break in Turkey with husband Aron when she learned her mother Lynda Sihra had died in an accident near her home.

The 54-year-old lost control of her Mini and crashed into a tree on a notoriously twisty stretch of the A257 between Stodmarsh Road and Evenhill Road.

Mrs Sihra, a mum-of-two who managed properties in the area with her artist husband Navraj, is thought to have been visiting a friend in a nursing home when the accident happened on October 1.

She was travelling with their beloved shih tzu dog Harvey, who also died in the collision.

Family and friends have been left devastated by her death and described her as a "truly special and talented woman".

Mrs Sheridan, 33, said: "Aron and I were just five days into a two-week holiday when my brother Tim called to break the news. It was devastating and it didn't help that it took us 30 hours to get back home.

"My mother was our best friend and we could tell her anything. She was such an amazing woman and the most loving mother, not just to her children but to everyone she met. She was a true legend in our eyes.

"It was typical of her to be visiting someone in a nursing home and she always took Harvey because the residents loved seeing him."

Mrs Sihra had been married to Navraj for 12 years. They moved from New Dover Road, in Canterbury, to School Path in Littlebourne seven years ago.

He says she was a talented artist in her own right and exhibited her work in London as well as selling in Japan and America.

She also wrote and produced a short documentary, called The Power Of Emotions about her husband's art.

At the time of her death, she was helping him co-write a play and had recorded one of her songs on a dictaphone.

Now as a tribute, Navraj is working with a London dance producer to record a trance dance track of the recording.

Navraj said: "Lynda loved deep trance music and it was healing to hear her voice.

"She was beautiful, wise and kind and taught me the greatest lesson in life is that we should live to love. She brought love to all she came into contact with, both friends and strangers."

An inquest into Mrs Sihra's death has been opened and adjourned while further investigations and inquiries take place.