THE inquest into the death of a 82-year-old man has been opened.

Senior coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Michael Singleton opened the case into Dennis Whittaker on Thursday.

He said that proceedings will continue once a trial for death by careless driving relating to the incident has been concluded.

Mr Whittaker suffered head injuries, a broken ankle and broken pelvis in a road traffic collision outside the Capita office at the junction of Preston New Road and Barbara Castle Way on Monday, January 25.

The man from Blackburn was taken to the Preston Royal Hospital following the incident where he died on Thursday, February 9.

The inquest will proceed once the case has been closed.