A CORONER has recorded a verdict of accidental death for a young biker from Thornbury who was killed last autumn.

Leo Urbanski, 22, had been driving home from work on his Kawasaki motorbike on October 3 last year when he lost control on a left hand bend on the Old Gloucester Road and collided with another vehicle.

Leo, who worked as a pay roll officer at Aztec West, had been travelling along Old Gloucester Road, Easter Compton, at its junction with Perrinpit Lane when the accident happened.

At an inquest this week, held at Avon Coroners Court, evidence was heard from road accident investigators.

PC Philip Howells, collision investigator with Avon and Somerset Police, said: "Whilst travelling along Old Gloucester Road Leo was seen overtaking several other vehicles. Some witnesses do express concern over the actions of the rider."

PC Howells said he was not able to calculate the speed Leo was travelling while approaching the left hand bend on the Old Gloucester Road but he said he did believe the he was travelling too fast to negotiate it safely.

"The fact he lay the bike down would suggest he knew the speed he was travelling was too fast for the bend.

"Tyre marks at the scene show that Leo did apply the breaks before the collision and suggest he was travelling too fast for the bend," he said.

The coroners court heard after laying his bike to the ground Leo and the bike slid into the path of oncoming traffic. The Kawasaki motorbike collided with a black Renault Clio.

"The driver of the Renault Clio did all expected of her in the circumstances and did what she could to avoid the collision," said PC Howells.

Inspections of both the motorbike and the car showed there were no faults with either vehicle that would have contributed to what happened.

A post mortem concluded Leo suffered multiple fractures, dislocation of his neck, damage to the spinal chord and a rip to the heart. A toxocology report came back negative for alcohol and drugs.

HM Coroner Terry Moore recorded a verdict of accidental death.