Tractor driver could not avoid bike

A YOUNG farmer whose tractor collided with a motorcyclist, killing him instantly, said he could not have avoided the crash.

Conor Michael Tuohy of Ballyvoholane, Kill, Co Waterford, was wearing a helmet at the time of the tragedy.

The 21-year-old suffered multiple injuries in the collision, including an extensive fracture to the base of the scull, Dr Robert Taite revealed in an inquest into the young man’s death.