M6 crash victim had 'stopped on the motorway to check his trailer'
A man who was killed in a crash on the M6 near Walsall had stopped where there was no hard shoulder to check his trailer, an inquest heard.
Anthony Marston died on the M6 northbound between junctions 10 and 10a on August 21.
The family man from Leegomery, Telford, worked as a courier and was driving a Mercedes E300 estate which was towing a trailer loaded with a Peugeot Partner van.
A pre-inquest hearing at Black Country Coroners Court yesterday heard how Mr Marston had stopped to check his trailer before being hit minutes later.
Senior Coroner Zafar Siddique said: "He was driving a Mercedes on the M6 northbound between junction 10 and 10a. He was carrying a trailer with a van.
"All the lanes were running and there was no hard shoulder.
"He stopped and checked the trailer and after about two minutes vehicles passed him, but a HGV collided with the stationary trailer and he was caught between the Mercedes and the trailer.
"Sadly, he died due to the injuries from this," said Mr Siddique.
A post-mortem identified the cause of death as multiple, severe, traumatic injuries.
Due to ongoing police inquiries into the incident, the inquest was adjourned until January 20.
Mr Siddique told the inquest that the police were still making final inquiries into the case.
"At the previous inquest the police were undergoing lines of investigation by viewing CCTV and getting witness statements," he said.
"Since then they have returned to me to say that the vast majority of the reconstruction is now complete and the matter has been sent to the CPS.
"Therefore, I will be adjourning this until January 20 for police to finalise their investigation."
In a moving tribute released following the incident, Mr Marston's family said: "Tony was a loving father to Laura and Luke and husband to Sue.
"He lived life to the full. He was one of life's original characters who will be deeply missed by all who knew him."
