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Deaf father, 80, died after being hit by a car when he stepped into a road after spotting his daughter, 56, on the other side... and then apologised to the paramedic treating him Gerald Smith, 80, died after he walked into the path of a moving Renault Clio Mr Smith, who was deaf, crossed the road to offer his daughter money for a taxi The driver saw Mr Smith wasn't looking at oncoming cars as he crossed the road Mr Smith was taken to hospital with a fractured vertebrae, pelvis and skull He spent a month in Morriston Hospital before his death on May 25, 2017

By Alisha Buaya For Mailonline

Published: 12:46 BST, 14 June 2019 | Updated: 12:46 BST, 14 June 2019

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An elderly father was killed after he stepping out onto a road while offering his daughter money for a taxi, an inquest has heard. 

Gerald Smith, 80, who was deaf, was wearing his slippers when he saw his daughter, Susan Smith, 56, waiting at a bus stop across the road outside his home on Quarella Road in Bridgend, South Wales.

Pontypridd County Court heard Mr Smith walked into the path of a blue Renault Clio and hit the windscreen.

As he lay on the floor he told a paramedic: 'I'm sorry to bother you. It's my fault. I stepped out in the road. I'm deaf. I saw my daughter and I stepped out into the road.'

Deaf father Gerald Smith, 80 saw his daughter, Susan Smith, 56, waiting at a bus stop across the road outside his home on Quarella Road in Bridgend, South Wales (pictured). He crossed the road to offer her money for a taxi when he was struck by a moving car

Deaf father Gerald Smith, 80 saw his daughter, Susan Smith, 56, waiting at a bus stop across the road outside his home on Quarella Road in Bridgend, South Wales (pictured). He crossed the

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