By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline
Published: 09:50 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 09:59 BST, 14 May 2019
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A train driver took his own life just months after hitting and killing a suicidal pedestrian.
Scott Walker was unable to cope with the tragedy and was found dead after police broke into his four-bedroom home in Hull.
The 43-year-old father-of-four had started drinking heavily after the train he was driving hit a pedestrian, who had ended their own life.
Hull Coroner's Court heard that the trauma of the ordeal eventually led to the breakdown of Mr Walker's relationship.
Scott Walker had worked at Arriva Trains Northern as well as working as a bus driver and the Yorkshire Evening Post in the printing department
His heartbroken ex-partner told the hearing: 'After the train accident, which was confirmed as a suicide in January 2018, it really affected Scott. He was never the same after that.
'He would drink heavily and have a temper. He would usually send me abusive messages.
'It was on October
