The family of a British teacher killed in a hit and run accident in Mexico have hit a wall of silence over her death, an inquest heard.

The body of Alix Bussey, 23, was found with many of her valuables missing after she was struck by a vehicle in the resort of Cancun.

The tragedy happened 15 km away from the Coco Bongo nightclub where she had been out with her boyfriend, and several miles from their hotel.

Jonathan Boyle, her partner of two years, was woken up on the roadside by a police officer and all his valuables had disappeared, suggesting the pair had been robbed.

He told the inquest into her death: "I remember the police officer patting my legs, I was on the opposite side of the road.

"He led me over to Alix's body then took her away in an ambulance and I went in the police car.

Cancun, Mexico
Alix was on holiday in Cancun, Mexico, with her partner, Jonathan, when she was killed

"The police officer told me Alix had been hit by a car when crossing the road."

Alix had a handbag with both of their IDs, cash and iPhones , and wore an designer watch and a silver necklace, all of which were never found.

Coroner Oliver Crispin said: "Your valuables were not with you at that point and you have no recollection of leaving the club or how you ended up at that location."

His office made numerous requests for information from the Mexican authorities while Alix's family carried out their own inquiries into the tragedy.

But it is still not known how the couple covered the nine miles from the club after missing a 3am bus, what happened to their valuables, why a witness appeal was not made, why a serial number from the windscreen wiper of the vehicle involved was not traced, and why CCTV was not checked.

Mexican authorities said that there were no CCTV where Alix's body was found between 3am and 7am on April 11 last year as the system was being serviced.

But Alix's father, Colin Bussey, also told the inquest in Crook, Co Durham that the Coco Bongo manager refused to hand over CCTV footage to police.

Alix's family say they are being met with a "wall of silence" following her death in Cancun

He said the family had a million questions which remained unanswered regarding his daughter's tragic death.

She was enjoying her first holiday abroad with Jonathan, of Durham city,

and had told her sister Leigh she was having 'the bestest time ever' in a text just days earlier.

Alix's father, Mr Bussey, was praised by the coroner for investigating her death.

The devastated dad-of-two said: "We have been to the resort, we have travelled there, it is a busy road. I just cannot believe that it was not recorded."

Mr Crispin told him: "All we really know is that Alix was killed in an incident in a place where she would not normally have been for reasons we do not know and we do not know how she got there and we do not know why valuable items were not recovered."

He felt there were lines of inquiry which had not been followed.

Concluding, he added: "I am not going to say it was an accident, I cannot say it was unlawful as I do not have evidence.

"She died as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle or vehicles."

Speaking after the inquest, Mr Bussey said: "There are a million unanswered questions. If this had been in this country they would have found something."

Miss Bussey, who lived with her family near Durham City, had taught at nearby Bowburn Infants School since 2012 after graduating from Northumbria University.