A pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run by a banned driver, an inquest heard.

Thomas Osbourne was leaving Idle Working Men's Club, where he was one of the longest- serving members, in November last year when he was hit by a car driven by Jason Goodaire.

The Bradford inquest was told that Mr Goodaire collided with the 87-year-old grandfather as he was crossing High Street and then drove off, leaving Mr Osbourne fatally injured in the road.

Giving evidence to the hearing yesterday, Mr Goodaire said that he was on his way to the shops to buy some cigarettes and not seen Mr Osbourne in time.

"There was a man who seemed to be walking up the road. I swerved to miss him and then I heard a bang. Due to my being disqualified I was scared to death of what might happen, so I carried on to the shops and went home."

The inquest was told that, from the fragments left in the road, the police were able to identify the type of car involved and after an appeal in the press a woman came forward to say she had seen a vehicle which could have been involved.

Police went round to Mr Goodaire's address in Idle and he was arrested 48 hours after the crash.

The inquest heard evidence from accident investigator Keith Rayner who said that he was unable to tell at what speed the car was travelling because there were no brake or skid marks and attempts had been made to fix Mr Goodaire's damaged Nissan Almera Tino. But a witness to the tragedy, Timothy Bleazard, told deputy coroner Mark Hinchcliffe that in his opinion the car was going too fast.

"It's possible that the car was driving too fast," he said. "It was probably driving too fast for that bit of road. It did seem quite quick."

When Mr Goodaire was questioned by police he admitted that he had been the driver involved, but denied that he had been speeding.

Paramedics were quickly on the scene, but Mr Osbourne, of Haigh Beck, Thorpe Edge, Bradford, who was disabled and walked with the aid of two sticks, had died from head and neck injuries.

Mr Hinchcliffe recorded a verdict of accidental death and said that it was not his task to find fault.

He added: "Mr Goodaire was travelling at some speed and there was no squealing of brakes or skid marks on the road.

"He attempted to swerve but as a consequence of the impact Mr Osbourne was thrown into the air and on to the road."

Criminal proceedings against Mr Goodaire are ongoing.