AN inquest has been opened after an elderly man from Runcorn was knocked down by a car in his own street.
John Charles Poole was crossing Greenway Road, where he lived, on Wednesday, February 24, when he was hit by a driver in a Ford Focus.
The 77-year-old sadly died at Southport Hospital on Wednesday, October 9.
An inquest was formally opened at a hearing at Cheshire Coroner’s Court in Warrington on Wednesday by senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish.
She said: “I am satisfied Mr Poole’s death was unnatural, and therefore it is appropriate to open an inquest into the circumstances surrounding it.”
Ms Devonish suspended the inquest to allow time for an investigation to take place, setting an evidence review date of December 29.
The full inquest will take place at Cheshire Coroner's Court on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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