The family of a man who died in a collision involving a bus have described him as a "kind and thoughtful" brother and uncle.

A grieving family has paid tribute to a “kind and thoughtful” pensioner who died after being struck by a bus on a Christchurch main road.

Richard Horace Parker, aged 73, died in hospital three days after the collision. Senior coroner for Dorset, Rachael Griffin, opened the inquest into his death at Dorset Coroners Court on December 18.

The family of a man who died following a road traffic collision in Christchurch have paid tribute to their ‘kind and ...