FRIENDS of a 19-year-old music lover who died after his motorcycle collided with a car and a van have vowed to start fundraising in his memory.

Kieran Hughes died at the John Radcliffe Hospital on April 13 after being involved in an accident with two other vehicles on the A415 between Kingston Bagpuize and Frilford.

An inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court today recorded a verdict of accidental death.

Afterwards seven of his close friends said they planned to start fundraising for road safety charities, including music nights and even sky dives to raise awareness of dangers facing motorcyclists.

Close friend Frankie Simmons, 22, said the group also planned to campaign for warning signs to be installed on the road where Mr Hughes died to give warnings to motorcyclists and drivers.

She said: "Kieran was really into his music and he organised events where he would hire out his sound system and play music.

"After he died we went to an event he had already organised and we would like to do more like that.

"He spent ages messing around with his sound system to try to make it sound better."

Mr Hughes, of Didcot, was an apprentice electrician and had been riding motorbikes since he was 16. He had been using his motorbike  for work.

Assistant Coroner Jeremy Chipperfield said his bike clipped a Mini Countryman preparing to turn right onto a farm track off the the A415 that was not clearly marked with signs.

Mr Hughes' bike then swerved and collided head-on with a silver Ford Transit van that was going in the opposite direction, he added.

Miss Simmons said: "We want to campaign to install 'Think Bike' signs along the road to make sure other riders don't suffer the same danger."

She added: "Kieran was really treasured in our group.

"He was the youngest in the group so we all looked out for him.

"He was always very happy and fulfilled by life and never used to moan. If you knew him, you would love him."

Mr Chipperfield summed up saying there was no obvious damage to any of the vehicles involved and all the vehicles appeared to be travelling well within the speed limit.

He said it was "impossible to prove" what had caused Mr Hughes' bike to clip the back of the Mini. He added it was also impossible to link his death to traces of cannabis found in his system.

Mr Chipperfield said: "It's not known why Kieran collided with the Mini. There has been a suggestion that he was travelling too close to it, or maybe there was a momentary lapse of concentration, but we can't know that from the evidence.

"The toxicology report shows he might have used cannabis before his death. It might have been used over a period of time but not close enough to his death to have contributed to what happened."

He said he was satisfied that the Mini had been indicating when it was about to turn.

Mr Chipperfield gave his condolences to Mr Hughes' sister and father who hugged in court following the verdict.