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| New biker, 71, died of excitement | New biker, 71, died of excitement |
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| A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out on his new motorcycle, says a coroner. | A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out on his new motorcycle, says a coroner. |
| John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path of an oncoming car. | John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path of an oncoming car. |
| The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told. | The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told. |
| Coroner Mary Hassell said it "was too much for his heart," adding: "In some ways, what a way to go." | Coroner Mary Hassell said it "was too much for his heart," adding: "In some ways, what a way to go." |
| When she was alive his wife had put a stop to it, as wives often do Coroner Mary Hassell on John Parsons' earlier desire to buy a motorbike | When she was alive his wife had put a stop to it, as wives often do Coroner Mary Hassell on John Parsons' earlier desire to buy a motorbike |
| The inquest was told that Mr Parsons had wanted the bike for years but his wife Myra had prevented him buying one. | The inquest was told that Mr Parsons had wanted the bike for years but his wife Myra had prevented him buying one. |
| Miss Hassell said Mr Parsons had wanted to ride the motorbike for so many years "and when she was alive his wife had put a stop to it, as wives often do". | Miss Hassell said Mr Parsons had wanted to ride the motorbike for so many years "and when she was alive his wife had put a stop to it, as wives often do". |
| But after her death from cancer last summer, he went ahead and bought the machine to comfort himself. | But after her death from cancer last summer, he went ahead and bought the machine to comfort himself. |
| Recording a narrative verdict, Miss Hassell told the hearing: "He went out doing something that he had wanted to do for so many years." | |
| Medical evidence showed Mr Parsons suffered chest pains which caused him to wobble and fall under the wheels of a Range Rover on Five Mile Lane at Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan last September. | Medical evidence showed Mr Parsons suffered chest pains which caused him to wobble and fall under the wheels of a Range Rover on Five Mile Lane at Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan last September. |
| Range Rover driver Stephen McKay said: "He came off and slid under the wheels of my car. | Range Rover driver Stephen McKay said: "He came off and slid under the wheels of my car. |
| "There was nowhere I could go. I didn't stand a chance." | "There was nowhere I could go. I didn't stand a chance." |
| Recording her verdict, the coroner added: "Mr Parsons died as a result of suffering a heart attack while riding his motorcycle, causing him to fall into the path of an oncoming vehicle." | Recording her verdict, the coroner added: "Mr Parsons died as a result of suffering a heart attack while riding his motorcycle, causing him to fall into the path of an oncoming vehicle." |