A collision that claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian was "theoretically avoidable," a coroner has ruled.

Norman Frost, 89, was struck by a Volvo estate car while crossing Bingley Road, Saltaire, one November evening last year.

Mr Frost, of Central Avenue, Shipley, suffered multiple injuries and died three days later in Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Recording an accident verdict, assistant deputy coroner Paul Marks said an opportunity existed for Mr Frost to be seen by the car driver and the accident could theoretically have been avoided.

The hearing was told that Mr Frost's eyesight was good, but he had occasionally misjudged distances when crossing a road.

Ayden Booth and Deborah Wheldon were standing at a bus stop opposite the scene where the collision took place.

Mr Booth told how he saw an elderly man standing on the pavement at the junction with Grosvenor Road.

He looked to his right and started to cross the road, but then began to hurry as if he had misjudged the amount of time available.

Miss Wheldon said she saw the man, who was wearing dark clothing and had a walking stick, looking in the direction of Bradford.

After she looked away to see if the bus was coming she heard a thud and saw the man going up on to the windscreen of the car.

James Gunn said he was the front seat passenger in his father's Volvo when an elderly man "just appeared from nowhere".

He shouted "Dad" and his father applied the brakes but the man landed on the bonnet and windscreen of the car.

PC Mark Pickles, who attended the incident, said there was "a pronounced darkness" on the Grosvenor Road side of the carriageway, but the area where the collision took place was well lit.

The car driver, David Gunn, said he had just set off again after stopping at a pedestrian crossing and was travelling at 15-20mph when his son suddenly shouted.

Collision investigator Robert Crisp agreed with the assistant deputy coroner that his calculations suggested the accident was a "preventable occurrence."