The heartbroken loved ones of a popular Birmingham biker who died in an M6 horror crash are still waiting for answers.

Peter Hall's grief-stricken family and friends are trying to seek answers over what caused the collision on the Midlands stretch of motorway.

The popular motorcyclist was travelling in a convoy of up to 30 bikers when he veered into the central reservation and suffered multiple injuries.

Hall, aged 54, was a member of the Birmingham Outlaws biker group, reports StokeonTrentLive .

The 54-year-old was travelling in the fast lane of the northbound M6 between junction 15 for Hanchurch and junction 16 for Barthomley when he lost control of his bike, our colleagues report.

Fellow biker Ian Gardener pulled over and rushed to his close friend's aid before carrying out CPR for 20 minutes.

But an inquest heard there was nothing anyone could do and Peter - who was also known as George - was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

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Ian told the inquest: "We were riding in the outside lane when I heard a noise.

"We all stopped as quickly as we could to find out who it was or what bike it was. We knew it was George and I ran to him.

"I noticed a leg injury and applied a tourniquet to stem the blood and checked his wrist for a pulse. It was weak, so I started CPR and tipped his head back to clear his airways.

"At the end of the 20 minutes we knew he was gone but we weren't going to give up."

The convoy was travelling at between 55mph and 60mph due to heavy traffic.

Biker Gary Smith, who was riding behind Peter, said: "A noise which sounded like a skid drew my attention to Pete and he veered right into the barrier. He was still on the bike on impact and then thrown from it.

"There was nothing on the road to account for it"

Paramedics attended the scene at 12.30pm on May 25.


A West Midlands Ambulance Service report states: "Peter had been riding in a convoy of motorbikes when he veered towards the central reservation for no reason.

"He had a complex open injury on his leg, and it was possible he had a medical event prior to the crash.

"CPR had been performed for 20 minutes but there was no trace of electrical activity in his heart."


A post-mortem examination found no abnormalities in the Birmingham biker's brain and heart. There was no trace of drugs or alcohol.

Pathologist Andrew Hitchcock said: "It's difficult to tell if he was dead or alive at the time of the collision. I would say he died as a result of the injuries he sustained."

The cause of the death was 'multiple injuries from a road traffic collision'.

North Staffordshire coroner Andrew Barkley said: "There was no evidence that Peter was unwell and the post-mortem examination failed to provide any explanation regarding what caused him to leave the road.

"The impact gave rise to significant injuries and were sufficient enough to account for his death.

"Maybe it was caused by a medical event that can't be seen, but we simply don't know. The cause of the collision remains unknown."