Inquiry urged into death of motorcyclist

The Dublin county coroner has called on the Health and Safety Authority to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death…

The Dublin county coroner has called on the Health and Safety Authority to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old English amateur motorbike rider who died after he was hit by a high-speed motorbike while competing in a "superbike" race in Mondello Park.

Guy Saunders (22), of Gloucester Road, Hampton, Middlesex, died from shock due to multiple injuries after he was hit by another bike at Mondello Park, Naas, Co Kildare on June 17th.

Saunders, who had been a competitive motorbike rider since the age of 16, was competing in round six of the British Superbikes Championships, an inquest into his death at Dublin County Coroner's Court heard yesterday.

A jury recorded a verdict of accidental death.