A TEENAGER who “loved life” died from multiple injuries following an accident. An inquest into the death of 16-year-old Kalun Christopher Longman, from Newtown, revealed the 16-year-old suffered extensive injuries to his head and abdomen when his moped collided with a transit van. The former Newtown High School pupil was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 8am on October 6 following the incident on the A483 Four Crosses to Llanymynech road. Powys coroner Andrew Barkley confirmed no alcohol or drugs were found in Mr Longman’s blood before reaching his conclusion at Welshpool Magistrates Court. He described the accident as “a terrible tragedy”. Andrew Owen, who had been driving a HGV, told the inquest that he slowed down as he travelled towards a left hand bend before a bridge on his way through Llanymynech. He said he saw a white Transit van with the driver running towards him, signalling him to stop, and saying “there was nothing I could do.” Mr Owen had noted a moped near the van, with damage to the front of the vehicle, and members of the public attempting to give first aid to a casualty in the road. PC Thomas Kevin Jones approached paramedics when he arrived at the scene, who confirmed the male was deceased. Mr Longman’s helmet was found nearby in a hedge, and the officer spoke to the driver of the transit van, Mark Williams. At the scene, Mr Williams had said: “I was driving over the bridge when a motorcycle came around the bend and broke near to the white lines. “It slid on its side, into my path and went under the front of the van.” A statement from Dr Abdel Salam stated that Mr Longman’s death was caused by multiple injuries to his head and abdomen. Mr Longman’s father, Christopher, gave a statement describing his son as “well loved by his friends”, and someone “who loved life”. He and his wife Jessica had purchased the moped for his son's 16th birthday, and their son had been on a trip to college in Wrexham, where he was training to be a civil engineer at the time of the accident. Forensic collision investigator, PC Ian Pathak, gave evidence in court confirming mopeds are limited to 28mph under European law. However, he said the moped had been “de-restricted”, which meant it had a modified exhaust allowing more air in and increasing its speed. In Mr Longman’s statement, he said the procedure had been done prior to purchasing the moped. PC Pathak added the 16-year-old lost control of the moped nine metres from the collision, and slid towards the transit van, coming detached from the moped. He added there was no evidence to suggest Mr Longman was speeding, and said there was little, if nothing, the van driver could have done to prevent a collision. He insisted the de-restricting of the moped may have played a part in the incident, but added that there was no evidence to confirm this. Mr Barkley gave his condolences to the family for the loss of “a genuine young man”, before returning a conclusion of death from multiple head and abdomen injuries due to a road traffic collision.