An inquest at Milford Haven last week into the death of a Ludchurch man who was killed in an accident while on a motorcycle trek across Spain with friends was adjourned until the end of the month. Thirty-three-year-old Warren Alan McKnight Mitchell, of Thornberry Gardens, died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident on June 22 of last year. Mr. Mitchell crashed into a barrier while riding his Triumph Daytona motorcycle on a stretch of hillside road between Andorra and Barcelona. His two friends, Sasha Moore and Phillip Rowe, who were travelling behind him, described at the inquest how a straight stretch of road turned into a dangerously sharp bend without what they felt was sufficient warning. "The road felt as if it was going to continue straight on, but all of a sudden it hooked right around into an unbelievable loop," said Mr. Rowe, of Surrey, who also came off the motorbike he was on. Mr. Moore, meanwhile, felt there was not enough notice of the severity of the bend, while both men, who were travelling at what they described as a "moderate" speed, explained that there was also loose grit and mud on the road surface. "I didn't realise the severity of Warren's injuries at first; it just seemed as if he had a nick on his chin where his helmet had been strapped on," added Mr. Moore. PC Jones, of Dyfed Powys Police, in charge of the investigation from Carmarthen police headquarters, concurred with the Spanish police report that the three men were travelling at speeds not appropriate for a bend of that nature. At the inquest, Pembrokeshire coroner's officer, PC Jeremy Davies, explained that photographs taken at the scene, clearly highlighting the bend and the road surface, had still not yet arrived for inspection. As a result, coroner Mr. Michael Howells elected to adjourn proceedings until the photographic evidence could be viewed at the inquest. "I'm sorry that a conclusion can't be reached today, but I don't think it would be right to give a verdict without seeing the photos first," he stated.
