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Pensioner, 83, who died after being hit by car outside Shrewsbury supermarket was retired army officer

An elderly man who died after being hit by a car in Shrewsbury has been named.

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By Nick Humphreys
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William Terrence Jones, who turned 83 last month, was involved in a collision with a black Audi TT near Morrison’s supermarket in Whitchurch Road on Saturday, November 22.

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An inquest into Mr Jones’s death was opened at Shropshire Coroner’s Court, Guildhall, Shrewsbury.

Bunches of flowers and a can of lager have been placed at the scene of the crash outside Morrison's in Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury. William Terrence Jones, aged 83, died in hospital after he was involved in a collision with an Audi TT
Bunches of flowers and a can of lager have been placed at the scene of the crash outside Morrison's in Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury. William Terrence Jones, aged 83, died in hospital after he was involved in a collision with an Audi TT

The court was told that Mr Jones was born in Trefonen, near Oswestry on November 12, 1942, he was a married man and a retired warrant officer in the British Army.

It was said that Mr Jones was walking to the supermarket from his home, nearby in Albert Road, Sundorne.