POLICE officers investigating the death of a man in Ross-on-Wye last Thursday, July 24, have released new information.

Initial enquires suggested that the 74-year-old man may have been involved in an incident involving a car mounting the pavement on Copse Cross Street days before his death.

Thanks to information provided by the public following a public appeal for information officers now believe that incident happened on Thursday July 17, a few days earlier than previously thought.

It is believed that the man moved out of the way as a car mounted the pavement while driving down Copse Cross Street, causing him to stumble and trip.

Officers are now keen to speak to anyone who was in the area on Thursday, July 17 and may have witnessed anything that could help with their investigation.

They are also keen to speak to anyone who may have captured the incident on dashcam.

On Thursday, July 24, officers were called to Broad Street in Ross to reports of a man suffering a medical episode.

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

Officers are keen to establish whether the man fell the week before his death when avoiding the car.

Detective Inspector Ben Pearson said: “I would like to the thank the public for their help following our appeal last week, as information given to us has helped us narrow down the date of the first incident.

“We are now aware that on Thursday, July 17 a car may have mounted the pavement slightly when navigating Copse Cross Street, subsequently causing the man to stumble and possibly fall.

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

“As previously stated, 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.

“On Thursday, a week after the first incident, officers responded to reports of a man suffering a medical episode, where he sadly died.

“We are keen to understand if the incident that happened a week before may have caused the man to fall.

“We would also encourage the driver of the car to contact officers to help us get a better understanding of what happened.”

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