An 83-year-old man who died in a collision in Herefordshire has been named.
Benjamin Hicks, from Leominster, died in the incident on the A44 on Tuesday 1 November.
He was known locally as “Joe Hicks” or “Bossman” and was the long-time owner of Marie’s General Stores on Folly Lane, Hereford.
He was driving his Ford Transit between Pembridge and Lower Burton when the collision happened with a VW Golf and a Volvo lorry at the junction with the road into Earlisland around 10.30am.
A 32-year-old man from Hereford was arrested at the scene and later bailed.
Enquiries are ongoing.
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