A motorcyclist who was about to become a dad for the third time died after being knocked off his motorbike by a car at a dangerous junction, an inquest has heard. Aaron Edwards, 42, was driving his red Kawasaki motorbike along the Gurnos Ring Road in Merthyr Tydfil when he collided with a black Ford Fiesta at around 6pm on August 30, 2020.
An inquest held at Pontypridd Coroner's Court on Tuesday, September 28, heard Mr Edwards, of Forsythia Close in the Gurnos suffered from mental health issues including anxiety and depression and that he had been unemployed for a period before he died. A statement read on behalf of his long-term partner Joanne Callahan said Mr Edwards had become happier after joining a biker's club which he attended a couple of times a week.
Ms Callahan, who was pregnant with their first child together at the time of Mr Edwards' death, said the couple had been happy in their relationship despite his unemployment and that "if [they] didn't have money for something, [they] didn't have it." She said her partner, who also has a son and daughter, was looking forward to welcoming his third child in March 2021.
