Pensioner was killed by car at Dudley's Russells Hall Hospital
A pensioner died after being knocked down by car on a hospital car park while on his way out from an appointment, an inquest heard.
Ivan Tranter, aged 83, from Wellington Close Kingswinford, suffered head injuries following the incident at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley on November 3 last year.
An inquest at Smethwick Coroners Court heard how Mr Tranter was hit by a reversing vehicle.
A collision investigator said the driver would have not been able to see him due to a 'large blind spot area'.
He received treatment and was later released from hospital into Hillcroft Nursing Home in Stourbridge.
But his condition deteriorated and he was readmitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where he died on November 27.
Pamela Broadbent who was the driver of the car that struck Mr Tranter described how she had been 'gently reversing' into a space when she heard a noise and jumped out of the Hyundai i10.
Mrs Broadbent, a retired IT Consultant from Dudley, said: "I was taking my husband for his hospital appointment and we had arrived half an hour early.
"We went through the barriers of the car park and turned right and we saw a van pull out a space.
"I checked over my right shoulder and then my left and continued to look around while gently reversing when I heard this scraping noise as if something had rolled under the car.
"Mr Tranter was lying face down a few feet away. It was a complete shock."
PC Mark Crozier, collision investigator, said it would have been impossible for Mrs Broadbent to see Mr Tranter.
He added: "CCTV recovered from the accident showed it could have potentially been a blind spot.
"As a driver myself I would conclude it would have been impossible to see him because he would have been in quite a large blind spot area."
Coroner Mr Zafar Siddique concluded a verdict of death by road traffic collision.
The medical cause of death was detailed as a mixture of severe bronchitis pneumatic with other conditions and blood injury following the collision.
In a statement read out from his son-in-law, Kevin Russon (CORR), he described Mr Tranter as not just his father-in-law but his best friend.
"I had known Mr Tranter for 41 years and been married to his only daughter, Christine, for 37 years," he explained.
"He was an independent and loyal family man with a good sense of humour and enjoyed garden, DIY and reading a good autobiography.
"He liked to go out daily with his wife, Beatrice, and look for any bargains to put in their home.
"He was not just my father-in-law but my best friend."
