Sandbanks fatal accident pedestrians were married
A man and woman who died when they were knocked down by a car as they walked in the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula in Dorset were a married couple.
Alan Bernard, 53, and his wife, Rochelle, 51, of Northwood, west London, were knocked down by a Mercedes car in Banks Road on Saturday night.
The business owner and housewife died at the scene from multiple injuries, Bournemouth Coroner's Court heard.
A 33-year-old Poole man was arrested over driving offences and later bailed.
A woman from London was also injured in the collision and taken to hospital, but later released.
The inquest was opened and adjourned.