Grays motorcyclist died in Basildon Hospital after he was hit by bus

Joe Dickins, 27, was involved in a collision in Chadwell Hill, Chadwell St Mary, in December last year when he and his friend Warren Richards were riding their motorbikes towards etc.

An inquest heard on Thursday how Mr Richards went through the traffic lights and narrowly avoided colliding with a bus.

Mr Dickins, who a few seconds behind, then ran a red light and was hit by a bus as it turned right.

Hearing – a documentary inquest was heard in Chelmsford on Thursday (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

Mr Richards, who hadn’t realised his friend had been involved in a serious collision, returned to the junction and pulled a Mr Dickins from underneath the bus.

He then then fled the scene whilst and rode Mr Dickins, who was conscious and speaking, to an address in Adelaide Road, Tilbury.

When the extent of Mr Dickins’s injuries became clear, an ambulance was called and he was taken to Basildon Hospital where he died that at 9pm that evening.

A post-mortem conducted by Dr Virginia Fitzpatrick-Swallow found the injuries Mr Dickins sustained were caused by the traffic collision and not his being pulled from underneath the bus.

Other information which was prepared for area coroner for Essex, Michelle Brown, showed the road surface was in good condition and there were no defects affecting any of the vehicles involved.

The inquest also heard how Mr Dickins had not fastened his crash helmet, which flew off when he was thrown from his motorbike during the collision.

Members of the public urged Mr Dickins to remain on the scene but he said “Let’s get out of here” to Mr Richards when he returned to pick up his friend.

The pair headed towards an address in Adelaide Road, Tilbury, where Mr Dickins said he was unable to breathe.

Collision – Joe Dickins was taken to an address in Adelaide Road after the incident and did not receive immediate medical attention (Image: Google Street View)

An ambulance arrived and took Mr Dickins to Basildon Hospital, where he died at 9pm on Sunday, December 31.

The coroner said: “He consumed an amount of cannabis that was 13 times the drug drive limit.

“There were traces of cocaine as well.

“I will therefore conclude that Joe Dickins, from Grays, died due to traumatic chest injuries sustained as a result of road traffic collision.”