Motorcylist in fatal crash over drink-drive limit

TWO people were killed when a motorcyclist without a helmet or the correct licence crashed on a main road while over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

- ROBERT HARRIES

The A40 west of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire.

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Emergency services were called to the A40 between Llandovery and Llandeilo on the evening of October 26, 2024.

Two men - Rhodie Thackwray and Jack Agius, who both lived in Llandovery - were confirmed dead at the scene. An inquest into the deaths was held at Llanelli Town Hall last week, when Carmarthenshire coroner Paul Bennett heard that Mr Thackwray, who was 56, was riding the Honda motorcycle at the time of the crash.

Mr Agius, who was 29, was a pillion passenger. No other vehicles were involved in the fatal incident.

Evidence was given at the inquest by David Stacey, a forensic collision investigator at Dyfed-Powys Police. Mr Stacey said the crash happened at around 7.30pm on the day in question and that the road surface was dry. It was dark at the time but “visibility was good, with no discernible winds’.