Electrician died after losing control of his bike on the A44 in Powys, inquest hears
Electrician died after losing control of his bike on the A44 in Powys, inquest hears
An electrician died after losing control of his motorbike and veering into traffic on the A44.
Bernard Jones died at the scene of the collision at Pant Mawe, between Llangurig and Aberystwyth on May 2 2025.
An inquest was opened and adjourned on May 13 2025. It resumed on October 23 2026 at Pontypridd Coroner's Court before H M Area Coroner Patricia Morgan in the South Wales Central Coroner Area.
She was told that on May 2, Mr Jones was riding his motorbike along the A44 at Pant Mawe, between Llangurig and Aberyswyth.
Whilst negotiating an offside bend, Mr Jones lost control of his motorbike, and veered into the path of oncoming traffic.
His vehicle collided with an oncoming van. Sadly, Mr Jones died at the scene of the collision as a result of traumatic injuries.
Ms Morgan concluded that Mr Jones died as a result of a road traffic collision and she gave the medical cause of death as being multiple traumatic injuries.
Mr Jones was born on October 25 1965 in Gibraltar and he passed away on May 2 2025 on the A44 at Llangurig to Aberysywyth in Powys.
He was an electrician and lived at Aberporth, Cardigan.
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