Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being hit by a train, the opening of an inquest into his death has heard. The 55-year-old former batter took his own life, his wife Amanda revealed on Monday in an interview with The Times.
Thorpe died on the morning of August 4 having suffered 'traumatic injuries' during the incident at Esher railway station, Surrey Coroner's Court in Woking heard.
The area coroner for Surrey, Simon Wickens, recorded his cause of death as one of multiple injuries during the short hearing.
The coroner offered his 'sincere condolences' not just to Thorpe's family, but to 'all those touched by his life and career'.
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