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A Leicestershire campaigner who raised nearly 拢1m for charity after being paralysed in a horse riding accident has died.

Claire Lomas, 44, died following an accident in Jordan in the Middle East, her family said in a statement.

In a statement given to the Melton Times newspaper, her family said they were "absolutely devastated" following her death.

Ms Lomas, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, started raising money for charity after she broke her neck, back and ribs and punctured a lung when her horse threw her off as she took part in the Osberton Horse Trials in Nottinghamshire, in 2007.

大象传媒 Leicester's Jo Hayward looks back on her life.