An "outgoing" teenager died after accidentally falling off a bridge on his way home from a night out, an inquest heard.
Ryan Swales, 18, was heading home to Widnes from Chambers bar in Runcorn alongside his friend Leah Holloran in the early hours of Sunday, August 15, Warrington Coroner's Court heard. However, the pair soon became separated by which point it is believed Ryan slipped while walking along the ledge on the outside of some railings.
While the shopworker was rushed to Aintree University Hospital by ambulance, he shortly died from his injuries. It was revealed by a post-mortem examination that Ryan had died from a "severe head injury" which was "consistent with Ryan having fallen from a height".
