Martin Joseph McDonagh, who was 45, died five days after the early-hours crash
Police Scotland issued an appeal after the crash(Image: Google)
An inquest has opened into the death of a man from Newport who was involved in a fatal crash in Scotland last month.
Martin Joseph McDonagh, 45, of Maesglas Crescent, Newport, died five days after he was involved in a crash on the A84 in Callander, Scotland.
He was airlifted to hospital following the crash, which occurred at 3.40am on May 15.
Newport Coroners’ Court heard on Monday that Mr McDonagh was driving a van along the A84 when he collided with a stationary HGV.
He died five days later on May 20 at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was formally identified by Michael Gay and Nick Shipton on May 28. Stay in the know by making sure you’re receiving our daily newsletter
Coroner Rose Farmer told the court a post-mortem examination concluded Mr McDonagh’s cause of death to be a blunt force head injury, which was suffered in a road traffic collision where he was the driver.
Ms Farmer adjourned the inquest until the conclusion of the police investigation.
Police Scotland issued an appeal on May 15 stating there had been a crash on the A84 in Callander, near McLaren Terrace, at around 4am involving a Renault Kangoo and a lorry.
A force spokesman said emergency services attended and the 45-year-old driver of the Renault was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he died days later.
Sergeant Michael Shillington said: “Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding this crash.
“We would appeal to anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident to contact us with any information.
“If anyone has dashcam footage please review it and get in touch if it holds any detail which could be relevant.
“Information can be passed to Police Scotland through 101 quoting incident number 0316 of May 15.”
