Witness appeal following death of a man in Ross-on-Wye

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man, aged in his 70s, sadly died following a possible fall in Ross-on-Wye earlier this week.

At around 4.20pm yesterday (Thursday 24 July) officers were called to Broad Street in Ross-on-Wye to reports of a man suffering a medical episode.

Sadly, despite the best efforts of emergency services the man, aged 74, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following enquiries officers have now established that around 6pm on Monday (July 21) a car mounted the pavement on Copse Cross Street in the town, causing a man to step out of the way and fall.

The man involved in the incident on Monday is the same man who died yesterday, possibly due to the fall three days prior.

Officers are now appealing to the public to get in touch to help them better understand the circumstances around the two incidents.

Detective Inspector Ben Pearson, said: “Firstly our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who sadly died yesterday.

“Following a number of enquiries we have been made aware that on Monday evening a car may have mounted the pavement slightly when travelling down Copse Cross Street, subsequently causing the man to stumble and possibly fall.

“We do not believe the car mounted the pavement with intent to harm the man. The street is incredibly narrow which causes drivers to often need to mount the pavement to drive down there.

“We are now keen to speak to anyone who travelled down Copse Cross Street on Monday at around 6pm, or was in that area at that time, who may have witnessed such an incident happen.

“I would also encourage anyone who has a dashcam and was in the area to review footage from Monday to see if they captured anything that may assist with our enquiries.

“We are also keen to speak the driver of the car to get a better understanding of what happened, and would encourage them to also get in touch.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact DI Pearson by calling 01432 347277 quoting incident number 334i of July 24, 2025.