Accidental death verdict on rider who died after Fenland race track collision

David Bajic saw Thomas Smith fall from his machine in front of him soon after a race began and he collided with the 32 year old rider as he was trying to get up.

Mr Bajic told an inquest jury: “I moncler outlet jackets was just aware he lost control of the bike, he fell right in front of me.

“I remember hitting the man with my bike and then I hit his bike. I fell off my bike and went back to him straight away. He was gasping for air and I shouted for a marshal.”

moncler outlet store The jury returned a verdict of accidental death at the end of a two hour hearing at Huntingdon Law Courts. moncler outlet store

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In the witness box, Mr Bajic said there was no contact between the two machines before Mr Smith https://www.hotmoncleroutlet.com fell at Mepal Moto Park and he had not been jostled by another other rider.

Mr Smith’s trousers had been left with a tyre mark, suggesting that Mr Bajic’s machine went over him during the accident.

Race track paramedics, police and the air ambulance were all called in when the race track put its serious incident moncler factory outlet procedure into force after the accident, and racing was abandoned. Mr Smith never regained consciousness.

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cheap moncler coats The race track belongs to Fenland Resource Management Ltd, and is run by Andrew Villis and Neil Bowers. Neither man attended the inquest, but Mr Villis’ statement described how he had checked the track by riding around it on a tractor six times earlier in the day, and he was satisfied it was safe. cheap moncler coats

Mr Bowers had acted as a marshal at the British Schoolboy Motorcycle Association event. moncler outlet store He had put up the first aid flag and saw Mr Villis run to the scene.

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Dawn Sadler, a senior environmental health cheap moncler officer with Fenland District Council, had conducted an investigation and from the witness box told the inquest: “No steps could have been taken to stop this accident occurring.

cheap moncler sale “Mr Smith fell off his bike in front of David Bajic, and Mr Bajic had insufficient time to take any avoiding action. cheap moncler sale

“We are satisfied from the witness statements that checks had been made and the track had been deemed safe to ride on.”

Summing up the evidence for the jury, coroner William Morris said: moncler sale outlet “It seems that Mr Smith had just gone round, or was going round, the first corner and somehow lost control of his machine.

monlcer moncler sale down jackets “There is a supposition that he was jostled, but that does not fit with Mr Bajic’s evidence. monlcer down jackets

“Somehow or other, control of the machine was lost. You may feel moncler outlet uk the forks turned in the surface of the track and caused him to lose control. He went down with his machine and he was then struck by the following rider, the unfortunate David Bajic.

“From the marks, it seems likely that one of the wheels of Mr Bajic’s machine went over Mr Smith.

“Sadly, and in spite moncler jacket sale of prompt medical help, Thomas Smith’s life could not be saved and he died at the scene.

moncler outlet online “This is not a fault finding exercise, and it is right to say that you should consider that cheap moncler outlet Mr Bajic was not at fault in any way in this very sad matter.” moncler outlet online.