Nottinghamshire Police have named the man who died in a collision with a car in Stapleford which caused part of the town centre to be cordoned off.
Colin Philip Brown, 72, from Springfield Avenue in Sandiacre died after suffering a serious head injury and dying at the scene of the incident on Friday (May 18).
Nottinghamshire Police were called to Derby Road in Stapleford at around 1.40pm.
Colin’s family issued a tribute which said: “Colin was a loving husband, father and a kind and caring gentleman to all that knew him.
“He sadly leaves behind a loving wife and many family and friends, and will be missed by all.”
A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released under investigation.
If you saw what happened or have any information that could help, you are asked to call Notts Police on 101 quoting incident number 454 of May 18.