An inquest has opened into the death of a man who was found dead in a lorry in Southampton.

Michael Andrew Howe, 47, of High Street, Kintbury, was found dead in Western Avenue on August 9 last year.

An inquest into his death was opened at Winchester Coroner's Court on Wednesday, January 8 by area coroner Nicholas Walker.

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Mr Walker said that Mr Howe was found unconscious by passers-by in the cab of a HGV parked by the side of the road. Emergency services were called, but there were no life-saving opportunities.

A preliminary cause of death has been given as acute left ventricular failure, left ventricular myocardial injury, and cocaine usage.

Mr Walker adjourned the full inquest to June 30, to take place in full in Winchester.