Charity worker died after ‘tragic accident’ on road

ACHARITY volunteer who was knocked down and killed on his way to celebrate Eid with his family was the victim of a ‘tragic accident’, an inquest heard.

Khameron Ali, 26, was crossing Crompton Way in Shaw when a Vauxhall Astra struck him in September last year.

Police investigations later ruled that the driver did not break the law and may have been blocked from seeing Mr Ali by another car, the coroner heard.

His death was recorded as a ‘road traffic accident’ by assistant coroner Nicholas Flanagan at the Phoenix Centre in Heywood, last Wednesday.

Mr Ali’s family told the inquest how he was ‘an amazing human being’ who ‘was cared for so much by his family and the local community’.

Mr Ali, who was well known for working as a sales assistant at Tesco on High Street in Shaw, also volunteered his time at the Salvation Army over Christmas and during the rest of the year.

He was on his way to visit his sister for Eid at around 11.30am on September 2 last year when he crossed three lanes of traffic.

At the same time, the driver of a Vauxhall Astra was travelling at around 33mph through traffic lights which were on green, the inquest heard.

Neither Mr Ali or the driver saw each other and Mr Ali was hit by the Astra.

A passerby – who was a nurse – quickly ran to try and help Mr Ali and another nearby driver called an ambulance.

The Astra driver stayed at the scene until the ambulance arrived, it was said.

Mr Ali was rushed to Salford Royal Hospital where he underwent emergency brain surgery.

The inquest heard everything possible was done by doctors trying to save him – but he died five days later on September 7.

A post mortem found he had died from head injuries.

GMP carried out a full investigation into the collision and interviewed the driver of the Astra and spoke to witnesses who saw the crash.

Speaking at the inquest, police sergeant Brian Orr, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said the Vauxhall Astra was checked thoroughly.

The tyre tread was legal and the brakes were working properly, he said.

Investigations concluded that no road traf- fic offences were committed by the driver.

He did add the driver was travelling at approximately 33mph in a 30mph zone moments before the collision.

Pc Chris Whitaker, also from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said there was a car in between Mr Ali and the Vauxhall Astra that could have impaired the view for both, resulting in the collision.

He added the driver had braked when he had seen Mr Ali.

Mr Ali’s sister, Nasima Begum, spoke at the inquest about her brother.

She said: “Everything was going so well for him. That’s the hardest thing.”

She spoke about his voluntary work.

Ms Begum added: “He gave so much back to the community.”

Assistant coroner Nicholas Flanagan concluded it had been a ‘tragic accident’.