Inquest into motorcyclist's A470 death in Powys opened

David Mark Morris, 54, died at the scene of a crash on the A470 between Rhayader and Llangurig on August 4.

An inquest into the death of Mr Morris, from the Swansea area, was opened and adjourned at Pontypridd Coroner's Court on Monday, August 12.

The hearing was told that Mr Morris was travelling southbound on the A470 at around 4.40pm on August 4 when he was involved in a side-on collision with a Land Rover vehicle.

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Initial inquiries suggest that the Land Rover was pulling out of a side road, and that the bike collided with the driver side of the Land Rover.

First aid was administered to Mr Morris by numerous members of the public, as well as police and paramedics, however, despite their best efforts he was confirmed deceased at the scene.

Mr Morris, from Gorseinon, Swansea, was identified by his family on August 6, with a post mortem at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital providing no provisional cause of death as it is pending further investigation.

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Assistant coroner Kerrie Burge said: “I am satisfied to open an inquest into Mr Morris’ death because there is reason to suspect it was unnatural due to the event of a road traffic collision.

“The cause of death is not known as we are waiting for further tests to be completed. There are lots of things that need to conclude before we can go any further, so I am opening and suspending the inquest for matters to be looked at.

“That will include waiting until test results come back and looking to see if a police investigation is required.”