A young man died after being hit by a car while "walking in the middle of a dual carriageway" at night, an inquest has heard.
Michael Andrew Bradley tragically died in the incident which happened on the A525 Rhuddlan Road, near the Talardy Hotel, in St Asaph, Wales, at around 9.20pm on Friday, January 28.
An inquest opening heard Mr Bradley, who was born in Darlington but had no fixed abode at the time of his death, was walking in the middle of the road when the collision occurred, North Wales Live and Teesside Live reports.
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The inquest heard that Mr Bradley was pronounced dead at 10.02pm and was identified by the photo ID he had on him at the time.
Pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers carried out a post-mortem examination and gave a provisional cause of death of multiple injuries.
The inquest was adjourned to a date yet to be fixed pending further investigation.