THE motorist who died after his red Citroen Xsara Picasso left the A38 at Droitwich has now been named.

He was Brian Peckham, a 62-year-old retired mechanical and electrical engineer, of Meadow Place, the Westlands, in Droitwich.

The accident happened on Wednesday, November 2. Mr Peckham died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Selly Oak, Birmingham, on Saturday November 5.

The coroner for Worces-tershire, Victor Round, is expected to open and adjourn an inquest at Stourport-on-Severn on Friday, November 11.

Police would still like to hear from anyone who saw the incident. They can be contacted on 08457 444888, quoting 433S/021105.