Joseph Booth, 35, died following the horror crash on the A57 Mottram Moor in Tameside
A motorcyclist died after ploughing into a traffic island having overtaken a car on a major road, an inquest heard. Joseph Booth, 35, was riding a black Yamaha XJ6 along the A57 Mottram Moor in Mottram, Tameside, on Sunday, May 8 when the horror crash happened.
READ MORE:Bodybuilder police officer who helped restrain dad who later died in custody tells inquest he knee'd and punched him as he 'had hold of my testicles' PC Paul Terry, a forensic collision reconstruction officer for Greater Manchester Police , said "The road markings suggest Mr Booth has driven on the opposite carriageway then returned to the west lane and collided with a traffic island positioned centrally, following which he has dismounted.He said analysis of CCTV footage suggested he may have been travelling 'in excess of 38mph at the point the collision occurred' on the stretch of road where the speed limit is 30mph.
Senior investigating officer Paul Collingwood said police asked National Highways to report on the 'concerns about signage'. Cliff Orrell from National Highways said it wasn't what clear to what extent the state of the bollards was a result of the crash itself.
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