A "sociable" Liverpool FC fan died in a motorcycle crash, an inquest heard.
Christopher Bell was killed in the crash while he was travelling through the Red Bull traffic lights in Church Lawton, Cheshire at around 10pm on April 15, 2021.
The 20-year-old, from Northwich, was riding with his friend Hasan Altunel, who was just ahead of him, reports CheshireLive.
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However, Hasan noticed Christopher had fallen off his bike when he could no longer see the headlights in his mirrors.
Christopher was pronounced dead at the scene, despite the efforts of passers-by and emergency services.
He had suffered a "massive head injury" caused when he collided with a post.
An inquest into Christopher's death was held at the coroner's court in Warrington on Tuesday (March 1), which was attended by Christopher's family.
Assistant coroner Jean Harkin read out a statement from Hasan, in which he said the pair were travelling along the A50 Liverpool Road West towards Alsager after filling up their bikes at the Tesco petrol station in Kidsgrove.
He said in the statement: "We rode towards the Red Bull traffic lights, which were on green. On the crossroad junction there is a slight dip where you have to alter your steering and move to the right slightly.
"I rode across this weekly so I was aware of this dip in the road. As I was riding ahead of Christopher, I was aware I could see his headlights in the wing mirror."
Mrs Harkin said Hasan recalled seeing a 'movement' in the lights before they disappeared and knew that Christopher had fallen off his bike.
Several people driving past stopped to help and emergency services were called but Christopher was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police confirmed in a collision reconstruction report that a black coloured mark on a post on the grass verge matched the colour of the helmet Christopher had been wearing.
The exact cause of the crash, as well as how he collided with the post, could not be determined, although it was confirmed there were no issues with the motorbike.
Toxicologists found no trace of drugs or alcohol in Christopher's system and a pathologist gave the cause of death as an 'unsurvivable' head injury, adding his death would have been 'almost instantaneous'.
Mrs Harkin also read out a statement from Christopher's mum Delia Flinders, who said her son had always loved motorbikes and had never been involved in a collision before the one that took his life.
Christopher lived with his parents in Winsford for the first two years of his life but then moved to Rudheath, Northwich in 2002 to live with his grandfather after his mum and dad separated. He would later move in with his mum and her then future husband.
Christopher attended college and got a part-time job with Henkel in Winsford before becoming a full-time warehouse operator at the firm after finishing college in 2018.
In her statement, Mrs Flinders said: "He always liked motorbikes. From 11 - 14 he would go out on dirt bikes. He completed his CBT motorcycle test at 16. He used his motorbike daily to ride to work and to see friends in the evenings.
"In 2019 he bought his dream motorcycle - a Yamaha YZF-R125. In the time he had been riding a motorbike he had not been involved in any collisions prior to the one on April 15, 2021.
"He loved Liverpool Football Club and loved playing on his Xbox. He enjoyed going on family holidays and loved going out on motorbikes with his cousins.
"He was very sociable and enjoyed spending times with his friends and family."
Recording a conclusion of a road traffic collision, Mrs Harkin said: "On April 15, 2021, Christopher Bell was riding his motorcycle when he collided with a post on the grass verge on the A50 Liverpool Road West, resulting in an unsurvivable brain injury and he was confirmed deceased at 22.29 hours.
"It has also been seen from the evidence that many people stopped to help and did everything they could."
Mrs Harkin also said she would consider contacting Cheshire East Council as some of the witness statements commented on the lack of light on the crossroads, although there was no evidence to suggest this contributed to the collision.
She said: "What I take from the evidence is how dark that road was. It was so dark that members of the public had to display lights. I will consider writing to the highways authority to put them on notice about how dark that highway is.
"It may be for a strategic purpose they can't put anything there and there's no evidence to suggest that it had any effect on the incident."
