'Dearly loved' motorcyclist, 19, died in crash with two cars on country road after overtake

A student died in a road crash after overtaking a car on his motorbike, the county coroner has found.

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Harry Taylor died after a crash on the B4363 near Bridgnorth on March 18. Photo: West Mercia Police

Harry George Joseph Taylor, aged 19, was riding his Honda motorcycle on the B4363 between Deuxhill and Marlbrook Bridge, Glazeley, near Bridgnorth, when he was involved in a crash with a Mazda and a Land Rover Discovery.

An inquest into his death held at Shirehall, Shrewsbury, was told that on March 18 this year, Mr Taylor was heading northbound towards Bridgnorth when he overtook a Fiat Panda, before clipping the Mazda. The impact sent him into the path of the 4x4, which was travelling in the opposite direction.

Mr Taylor, who lived in Forge Valley Way, Wombourne, sustained "significant" injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for several hours in the aftermath.