During an inquest into the death of 27-year-old Lee Colliass, the rider of a powerful motorcycle, it was agreed to conduct a review of safety measures governing the Liskeard roundabout where the fatal crash took place. Cornwall coroner Dr. Emma Carlyon recorded a verdict of accidental death on Mr Colliass, a builder, of Rose Vale Cottage, Menheniot, who died of multiple injuries at the scene of the accident on the evening of May 26 at the roundabout where Plymouth Road joins the A390. The inquest heard that following the initial collision with an Audi A2 car his girlfriend Jessica Taylor, who was riding pillion of the orange Suzuki 1,000cc machine, had ended up with her crash helmet wedged beneath another vehicle, a silver Ford Fiesta. She had suffered three broken ribs, a fractured rib, and a punctured lung which led to her spending a week in hospital. Evidence was given at the inquest that Mr. Colliass had been riding at speeds of between 40 and 50 mph in a 30 mph limited area. After hearing witnesses say they were concerned about visibility and layout at the roundabout Ian Steed, safety co-ordinator with Cornwall County Council Highways Department, said that safety measures at the roundabout had already been assessed. However, he assured Dr Carlyon, they would be reviewed again because of the concerns raised. Police vehicle examiner Paul Charley said that after the accident he had found no mechanical defects with the motorcycle or the Ford Fiesta involved. However the Audi, although also mechanically defect free, had areas on both front tyres where the tread was below the legal limit. He was satisfied though that on a sunny evening when the road was dry this had not contributed to the accident, although it might have on on wet surface. The driver of the Audi, Mrs Laurie Crosbie who lives in Liskeard having come originally from America, said that she had slowly approached the roundabout from the Safeway supermarket delivery entrance. She was craning her neck to get a better view to make sure that nothing was coming. She said it was very difficult to see until you got onto the roundabout, and people were not expecting much to emerge from the entrance. When she realised the motorcycle was about to hit her vehicle she attempted to accelerate out of its path. She had been trapped in her own vehicle in the collision which followed, while Miss Taylor had been thrown from the motorcycle ending up trapped beneath the Ford Fiesta. In an interview with the police Mrs Crosbie said: 'I do not believe I caused the collision or was at fault in any way. 'It appeared to me that Lee Colliass was moving at great speed. 'I really do not think there was much chance for him or me.' Roundabout Mr Cyril Pike said in a statement to the inquest that Mr Colliass had overtaken his vehicle with his motorcycle 'making a noise like a jet engine' as he accelerated away towards the roundabout. Mr Robbie Burford said he was walking home towards the roundabout when he saw the accident. The motorcycle had been doing '40 to 50' mph and had accelerated 'aggressively' into the roundabout. He said: 'Instantly I knew he would not make it across the roundabout and that it would crash into the Audi. 'In my opinion, the motorcycle was travelling much too fast.' In her evidence Miss Taylor, the girlfriend of Mr Colliass, said they were negotiating the roundabout normally when the car came from 'nowhere'. She added: 'This car just shot across in front of us. 'I knew we were going to hit it, there was no way we could miss it.' Miss Taylor said she did not think there was a very good view from the Plymouth Road approach to the roundabout, and trees there 'should have been cut down years ago'. Police collision investigator Marcus Rowe said that if the motorcycle had been doing more than 33mph. it would probably not have been visible to Mrs Crosbie as she entered the roundabout. At 36 mph it would not have been within her field of vision. Although he felt the Plymouth Road roundabout was safe if approached within the legal limits, the police would certainly co-operate with any review. Recording her verdict, Dr Carlyon commented that witnesses had said Mr. Colliass was speeding and had failed to avoid the Audi.