Update – man due to appear in court in connection with fatal collision in Ferndown
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in Ferndown.
Dorset Police received a report at 5.33pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 of a collision involving a white artic lorry and a pedestrian on Ringwood Road near to The White Heather pub.
The pedestrian – a man aged in his 90s – sustained serious injuries and was taken to Southampton General Hospital by the ambulance service for treatment. He very sadly died in the early hours of Thursday 7 October 2021.
Following a detailed investigation by the traffic unit, a 60-year-old man from Newport in Wales has been issued with a postal requisition to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday 14 April 2023 for an offence of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.