A prominent member of Britain's Jewish community who was killed in a car crash on Bournemouth Spur Road last month had given away £2 million to good causes just two days before his death, it has been revealed.

Wealthy philanthropist Benzion Dunner's last charitable acts have been revealed by his grieving father Rabbi Aba Dunner.

Known as "God's postman", 45-year-old Rabbi Dunner was at the wheel of his £175,000 Bentley Arnage when it collided with a Toyotal Celica on the A338.

The passengers of both vehicles, including two of Rabbi Dunner's nine children, survived with slight injuries.

Two days before tragedy struck, hundreds of people had queued through the night outside Rabbi Dunner's home in Golders Green, north London, asking for financial help.

After listening to their pleas, he shared out part of the personal fortune gained from his property business to mark the religious festival of Purim.

His father told a national newspaper: "He made each one feel special. He listened carefully and each one was given help according to their needs."

The act of generosity was an annual event at Rabbi Dunner's home. His father said: "He saw himself as God's postman. He lived life to the full and described himself as a poor man with money; he wasn't looking for the bright lights and the trappigns of wealth."

Rabbi Dunner, an Orthodox Jew, was believed to be on his way to an event at Bournemouth's kosher hotel the Normandie when the accident happened. An inquest heard how he had died from multiple injuries.