A FORKLIFT truck driver died from complications linked to a brain tumour after surgery, a Blackburn inquest heard.

Richard Andreas Gorzella, 51, of Quebec Road, Blackburn, died at Queen's Park Hospital on November 1. He had previously suffered dizzyness and balance difficulties, and had high blood pressure.

Consultant neurosurgeon Nihal Gurusinghe, of Royal Preston Hospital, described lengthy operations to Mr Gorzella's skull, and removal of a large tumour before transferral to Blackburn.