A pensioner died after being hit by a car as he crossed the road on his way home from the town centre, an inquest heard.
Daniel Mahoney, 76, of Wade Street, was hit on Pogmoor Road on March 26.
He had spent the morning at home with his wife Vera and left at 1.45pm to catch a bus into town where he liked to have a few pints and place a bet.
It was a daily routine and he usually returned at about 5pm.
A former opencast miner and retired heavy plant operator, he wore a hearing aid and used a walking stick following hip and knee replacements.
Vera went outside when she heard a noise at about 5pm and recognised her husband laid in the road from his clothing.
Paramedics arrived but Mr Mahoney was not breathing and a pulse could not be found. He was pronounced dead at Barnsley Hospital.
The driver of the car, Salam Alwash, of Church Street, Gawber, told the inquest he was travelling home from work.
He said there was not much traffic and that the sun was low and bright and there were some shadows on the road and pavement created by houses.
He added: "It was a route I was very familiar with and I was in no rush. I was aware of the sun and had my visor down.
"As the road bends, the sun is straight into your eyes, and at that moment, as I was concentrating, I saw on the left side of my windscreen, a white shadow.
"I instinctively tried to swerve to the right and very soon after seeing the shadow, an impact took place.
"I didn't know what it was."
Mr Alwash told assistant deputy coroner Siobhan Kelly that he was travelling between 25-30 miles per hour and he had not braked before seeing the shadow because he didn't see anything.
Mr Alwash stopped his car and walked towards Mr Mahoney.
A pathologist found Mr Mahoney died of multiple injuries.
Mr Mahoney's son, James, said he had seen his father the week before and he seemed sprightly.
He said his father used his walking stick as and when he needed to and carried it about like a 'piece of furniture' and joked that he liked to point it at people.
He said: "It was a normal routine. He always used to get off the bus at that stop and cross the road there."
PC Chris Lindley, a collision investigator based at Sheffield, said he returned to the scene the following day to reconstruct the incident.
He said there were no defects on the car, but added: "The main question for the family is why the pedestrian wasn't seen. Conditions were less than perfect but it certainly didn't mean he wouldn't have been visible at all."
Recording a verdict of accidental death, Ms Kelly told Mr Mahoney's family: "May I offer my condolences. I'm sorry for you loss and sorry that you had to go through this inquisitorial process but I hope you have had some benefit in hearing from the officers and the account given by the driver."
