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image captionFred Lynsky was hit by a van in a car park
Tributes have been paid to a great-grandfather who has died almost a month after he was hit by a van.
Fred Lynsky, 92, died on Saturday at Royal Blackburn Hospital where he had been treated since he was knocked down on 27 March.
Lancashire Police said he was hit in a public car park on Newchurch Road in Rawtenstall at about 12:45 GMT.
Mr Lynsky s family said they were mourning the unexpected loss of cheeky chappy and great grandfather . Fred, 92 years, was well known around the Rawtenstall area due in part to his love of regular walks into town where he did his shopping to add to his extensive collection of books and CDs, they added.
Family pays tribute to cheeky chappy great-grandad who died after being hit by a van
Fred Lynsky, 92, died on Saturday - three weeks after he was hit by a van in Rawtenstall, in Lancashire
13:50, 19 APR 2021
Fred Lynsky, who died after being hit by a van in Rawtenstall, Lancashire (Image: Lancashire Police)
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Tragedy as cheeky chappy great-grandad dies after Rawtenstall crash
Police had been called to a public car park on Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall, after a Renault Traffic van collided with a pedestrian on March 27
12:39, 19 APR 2021
Fred Lynsky, 92, from Rawtenstall, tragically died (Image: Lancashire Police)
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