Charles Rayner

On g" April 2015 ( commenced an investigation into death of Charles Emest Rayner, bom 10* July 1952. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 300 of September 2015. conclusion of the inquest was that Mr Rayner died of multiple traumatic injuries resulting a road crash traffic collision on the A66 trunk road in County Durham; West of Bowes near the Otter Trust tumoff on the 6th of April 2015. At about 10.00 a.m He was overtaking vehicles on his motorcycle when he collided with a vehicle and trailer tuming right at the intersection where there was no right tum slipway: The conclusion was that of accidental death:

Mr Rayner was travelling on his motor cycle in a westerly direction on a duel carageway section of the A66 past Bowes and heading towards the Otters Trust turnolf. At the time of the collision he was probably travelling at 86 miles per hour in a 70 miles per hour Iimit while overtaking in the outside lane The motor cycle was in proper working order and he was properly equipped and in all other respects acting lawfully: He may have had difiiculty in seeing the brake and indicator waming lights on the vehicle and trailer he collided with as a result of the combination of sunlight reflecting off and the effect of his motorcycle sun visor; but it was reasonable for him to have been using this. The vehicle and trailer he collided with were also travelling in a westerly direction on the A6S when the driver manoeuvred t0 tum right into the central reservation intending t0 enter the moors via a small access road, this entrance being off the eastbound caniageway opposite the Otters Trust tumoff. driver of the vehicle and trailer was manoeuvring iawfully but it was necessary for t0 reduce his speed to near standstill for the manoeuvre to be completed: This was done in the outside lane because there is nO slip roadldeceleration lane. Mr Rayner; travelling in the outside lane, was unable to take avoiding action because of vehicles in the inside lane: collision ensued resulting in his death: