Tribute to Eifion Hughes, 84, who died in van collision The wife of a pensioner who died from his injuries after a collision involving a van outside a building society has paid tribute to him. Eifion Hughes, 84, died six days after the incident outside Britannia building society in Bangor on 6 August. The retired lecturer at Bangor Normal College was originally from Wrexham where his father was a Baptist minister. His wife Caryl said he would be "very much missed" by family and friends. Mr Hughes, who completed a botany degree at Swansea University before teaching at Llandeilo Grammar School, had been married to Caryl for 54 years. North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.