Benjamin Nicholls, 46, was travelling on Harwich Road, Tendring, in June last year when he collided with a Ford Fiesta and was thrown from his motorbike.
Essex area coroner Michelle Brown held a documentary inquest into Mr Nicholls’s death on Friday and apologised for the length of time it had taken to obtain post-mortem reports, saying the seven-month wait had been “less than satisfactory” for his family.
Collision – Benjamin Nicholls was riding his motorbike on the B1414 in Beaumont, Tendring (Image: Google Street View) The court was told how Mr Nicholls, who was from Harwich, was involved in the collision at 12.45pm on June 6, when he attempted to overtake a Ford Ranger on the B1414.
He collided with an Ford Fiesta which came round a right-hand bend in the opposite direction.
Emergency services went to the scene, but despite “substantial efforts” from paramedics, Mr Nicholls was confirmed dead at 1.13pm.
The provisional cause of death was given as multiple traumatic injuries, after the inquest opened in October.
The coroner said Mr Nicholls “misjudged” the fact a car was travelling in the opposite direction, but neither were to blame in the incident.
She said: “Mr Nicholls commenced an overtake manoeuvre on the Ford Ranger, placing the motorcycle in the opposing lane at the same time the Fiesta was travelling in the opposite direction.
“They collided on a sweeping right-hand bend with the motorcycle in the opposing lane.”
She continued: “He overtook on a bend and misjudged the fact that there was somebody coming in the opposite direction.
“There’s no blame, shall we say.
“Photos show substantive devastation to both cars and to the motorcycle.
“There’s nothing the other two drivers could have done to avoid the collision.”
Apology – the coroner apologised for how long it had taken for a post-mortem report to be prepared (Image: Pixabay) Mr Nicholls was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and did not have a medical history of any note, the coroner added.
Mrs Brown concluded Mr Nicholls’s death was as a result of a road traffic accident.
Mr Nicholls, who was a Liverpool FC supporter, was cremated in Ipswich in July and a wake was held at Little Oakley Memorial Ground, Clacton.