A MAN died five days after collapsing in front of a bus, an inquest heard today.

John Blaney flagged down a bus in Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, on Sunday, May 4. But as he walked towards it he suddenly collapsed and hit his head on the road.

Mr Blaney died five days later at the Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry due to bleeding on the brain caused by the fall.

Worcestershire Coroner Geraint Williams recorded a verdict of accidental death at the inquest.

*See tomorrow's Worcester News for the full story