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| A woman who was enjoying a scooter ride with her husband on their wedding anniversary died when they crashed into a lorry, an inquest has heard. | A woman who was enjoying a scooter ride with her husband on their wedding anniversary died when they crashed into a lorry, an inquest has heard. |
| Heather Burns, 32, from Llanfair Caereinion in Powys was riding pillion on the scooter on a mountain road near Machynlleth on 12 October, 2007. | Heather Burns, 32, from Llanfair Caereinion in Powys was riding pillion on the scooter on a mountain road near Machynlleth on 12 October, 2007. |
| The inquest heard how her husband Paul lost control on the brow of a hill as truck driver Dennis Hill approached. | The inquest heard how her husband Paul lost control on the brow of a hill as truck driver Dennis Hill approached. |
| Powys Coroner Peter Maddox recorded a verdict of accidental death. | Powys Coroner Peter Maddox recorded a verdict of accidental death. |
| The inquest in Welshpool was told that the articulated lorry, unladen at the time of the crash, and the scooter were in good working order. | The inquest in Welshpool was told that the articulated lorry, unladen at the time of the crash, and the scooter were in good working order. |
| However, police accident investigator Pc Michael John said the condition of the unclassified mountain road near the village of Dylife was poor in places. | However, police accident investigator Pc Michael John said the condition of the unclassified mountain road near the village of Dylife was poor in places. |
| Wobbling | Wobbling |
| But coroner Mr Maddox said there was no evidence this played a part in the accident. | But coroner Mr Maddox said there was no evidence this played a part in the accident. |
| A tearful Mr Burns, an experienced motorcyclist, said he remembered wobbling moments before losing control of the bike. | A tearful Mr Burns, an experienced motorcyclist, said he remembered wobbling moments before losing control of the bike. |
| The scooter then slid under the truck, trapping him and his wife. | The scooter then slid under the truck, trapping him and his wife. |
| "I remember wobbling and the back end of the bike sliding away from me. I would have been travelling at no more than 20mph," he said. | "I remember wobbling and the back end of the bike sliding away from me. I would have been travelling at no more than 20mph," he said. |
| "I tried to take action, but felt the back wheel had just gone." | "I tried to take action, but felt the back wheel had just gone." |
| Mr Maddox said for unknown reasons Mr Burns had lost control of the scooter on the brow of a hill at a time when a lorry was being driven in the opposite direction. |