A verdict of Accidental death has been recorded after an inquest into the death of a Thame motorcyclist.
Francis Inceman, known as Mick, of Seven Acres, Thame, died after he lost control of his green Kawasaki motorbike and collided with a van at a bend on the Ford Road, Haddenham on February 26.
According to a report from Consultant Pathologist, Dr Mavis Mayers, 42 year-old Mick, who was due to be married this summer, suffered a fractured skull in the accident.
Cyclist, Martin Davies, who witnessed the crash, told the inquest: “He was coming towards me. The back of the bike was wobbling like he had hit ice, but there wasn’t any ice. It was two or three seconds before he hit the van.”
He added: “I went over to him and could see blood pouring out of his nose. I knew he was dead.”
The driver of the Renault van, Derek Dennis, said: “He was approaching the sharpest part of the bend as though he was trying to scrub speed to slow down.
“The back end of the bike was out of control. He was swerving as though he was trying to straighten it up. It went the other way and he over corrected it the other way.
“I was actually running with the near side wheels on the verge waiting to see where he was going to go. It went on to the bike’s nearside and he collided with the side of the vehicle.”
PC Adrian White, a collision investigator, told the inquest that Mr Inceman may have hit a groove in the road causing him to stray on to the opposite carriageway or he may have been travelling over the speed limit, but that neither could be established.
In a statement, Mick’s family said: ?We would like to thank everyone who stopped and tried to help him after his tragic accident, including the lady who didn?t wait to give a statement.
“We would also like to thank the team at Aylesbury police station, who have been very supportive and helpful, especially PC Holt, who has helped us through the last four months with tireless enthusiasm and endless compassion.
?Mick was a very experienced motorbike rider, having ridden a bike for 25 years. His bike was his only mode of transport so he rode it every day to work and at the weekends for pleasure. Last year he took four months off and rode to India, an adventure we are today so pleased that he decided to do then and did not put off.
?Although we do understand he had a very powerful motorbike with the potential for high speeds, we are also aware of non-bikers? perceptions and misguided attitudes, that all bikers ride too fast and are reckless.
?A motorbike with the engine size of Mick?s always make a very loud noise and with acceleration or deceleration this gets even louder. Most of the time this is a good way to warn other road users that a motorbike is near them.
?In this instance it seems that something made Mick lose control of his bike and have this tragic accident. The very saddest part of all is that the only person who really knows what happened can?t be here to tell us. For the rest of our lives we will always wonder. The light has gone out of our lives and we are doing our best to rebuild our lives without our son, dad, granddad and fianc
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