Man dies following Chester collision

A man who was involved in a serious collision Chester city centre in April has sadly passed away.

At around 9.45pm on Thursday 25 April a white Ford car collided with a man at the pedestrian crossing on St Oswalds Way, near to Mecca Bingo.

The pedestrian, 42-year-old Tom Cooke from Chester, sustained serious injuries and was taken to the Walton Centre in Merseyside.

Sadly, Mr Cooke passed away on Saturday 15 June.

Following his death Mr Cooke’s family have issued the following short statement: “Tom will be very sadly missed by all of his family and friends”.

Enquiries in relation to the collision remain ongoing and officers continuing to appeal from anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information or dashcam footage which may aid the investigation.