Inquiry into road incident before man's death

West Mercia Police acknowledged Copse Cross Street was "incredibly narrow"

Police have appealed for witnesses over the death of a man who had fallen in the street three days earlier.

West Mercia Police believe the 74-year-old stepped out of the way and fell when a car mounted a pavement in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, at about 18:00 BST on Monday.

He died on Thursday after emergency services were called to a "medical episode" on Broad Street in the town.

Officers said they did not believe the car had mounted the pavement on Copse Cross Street with intent to harm him, and acknowledged the road was narrow enough that cars needed to mount the pavement to pass.

Det Insp Ben Pearson said: "We are now keen to speak to anyone who travelled down Copse Cross Street on Monday at around 6pm, or was in that area at that time, who may have witnessed such an incident happen.

"I would also encourage anyone who has a dashcam and was in the area to review footage from Monday to see if they captured anything that may assist with our inquiries.

"We are also keen to speak the driver of the car to get a better understanding of what happened, and would encourage them to also get in touch."