Woman admits causing death of Manchester Arena attack hero

According to the inquiry into the Manchester bombing, Mr Coster, from Accrington, was said to have used his military first aid training to treat injured casualties, while he also closed the doors to protect onlookers from trauma.

He had been outside the venue waiting to collect his son from the Ariana Grande concert taking place at the time.

Sir John Saunders, chair of the inquiry, said at the time of Mr Coster’s death: “I described him at the conclusion of his evidence as a hero for what he did on the night of May 2022, 2017, and I don’t think anyone could or would disagree with that description.”

After leaving the Army, Mr Coster worked in training and development for a road haulage firm and as a mechanic in professional motorsport.

A passenger in the car which struck him, a woman in her 80s, suffered a leg injury.

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