A WORCESTER man who sped along a city street at 100mph died after his car ploughed into a telephone kiosk and pillar box, an inquest heard.

Worcestershire coroner Victor Round told yesterday's inquest into the death of William Morrison that the 27-year-old had been seen driving at "great speed" by witnesses before his white Vauxhall Cavalier crashed at the junction of Bath Road and Norton Road.

The warehouse supervisor was pronounced dead an hour later at the city's Worcestershire Royal Hospital after emergency services attended the scene at 2.20am on Thursday, July 25.

Mr Round said that Mr Morrison, of Waseley Grove, St Peter's, was found to have 137mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. The limit is 80.

In a statement read out by the coroner, Michael Armstrong, who was walking home along Bath Road at the time, claimed Mr Morrison had been driving at extremely high speeds.

"He was going flat out as he drove past, the car engine seemed to be revving very highly," he said.

"The driver must have been doing 100mph. It seemed to be faster than cars travel on the motorway."

The coroner added that Robert Hill, who was driving along Bath Road when Mr Morrison sped past him, told police that the Vauxhall car must have overtaken him at "more than 100mph".

Mr Round said it was believed that Mr Morrison, who died from multiple injuries, had lost control as the road turned to the right and ploughed into the Norton Road after trying to regain control.

He added that the witnesses' claims that the car had been travelling at considerably more than the speed limit would explain the extensive damage to the vehicle.

The coroner returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest in Stourport-upon-Severn.