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Scooter death inquest - Experienced rider Marco Palombo, 31, may have been "clipped" by a turning car
Published: 16 June 2011
by RICHARD OSLEY
A MOTORIST who died after losing control of his scooter in Hampstead may have been “clipped” by a turning car, a coroner has ruled.
Marco Palombo, an experienced scooter driver, was travelling north along Finchley Road when he was thrown from his vehicle during the evening rush hour on November 5 last year.
An inquest heard the 31-year-old, who lived in Whetstone, knew the route well and was wearing layers of protective clothing and a crash helmet when he lost control of his vehicle near the junction with Lymington Road and Arkwright Road.
Police have so far been unable to trace the driver of a car seen on CCTV turning left and say it was impossible to know for sure if it clipped the scooter. .
Assistant deputy Coroner Gail Elliman recorded a verdict of accidental death, but said there was a “measure of uncertainty” surrounding the circumstances.
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Injustice
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2011-09-20 02:31.Every scooter owner out there should really be careful when driving in a very wide road. It is so sad, Marco Palombo did not get the justice he deserves. Shera Reynolds Associate:
The car disappears leaving a
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2011-08-07 11:08.The car disappears leaving a man dead, and they record accidental death and will probably never find the hit and run driver. Wheres the justice in that?
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