Marcus Szigetvari
14 Nov 2014 · Coroner Sarah-Jane Richards · Powys, Bridgend & Glamorgan Valleys
The coroner's concerns
1. drivers crossing oncoming traffic during rush hour
“The road is busy especially during the 'rush hour' period resulting it drivers exiting the Llanwonno Road having to 'seize the moment to cross oncoming traffic to enter the lane towards Aberdare. The evidence suggested that the most likely cause of the deceased losing his life was that the driver of the car mistook his motorcycle's single headlight for that of a car travelling behind him at a further distance. This was reported at the inquest to have been an easy misjudgement in dark and poor we”