A biker from Chartham died after hitting a kerb in thick fog and hitting a concrete fence post.

Kerry Dixon was also found to have taken cocaine but, an inquest heard, it could not be proved whether that contributed to the crash.

Coroner Rachel Redman, recording an accidental death verdict, said: "It appears he didn’t see the kerb as he came round a bend, causing him to lose control. Speed did not play a part. This was a tragic accident."

Mr Dixon, a father-of-two, died at the scene of the crash at the junction of Pilgrims Way and Charing Hill, Charing, at 8.50pm on October 11 last year.

PC David Kirk, forensic collision investigator, concluded that Mr Dixon had been riding downhill towards Charing when his machine had hit the kerb and he collided with a concrete fence post.

He said the fog had been very thick with visibility down to 25 metres.

Kerry Dixon was a dry liner for a plastering firm who lived at Bagham Lane, Chilham. He was born and bred in Biddenden and went to Homewood School in Tenterden.

His son and daughter were aged nine and four when he died.

Mr Dixon's father, Keith Dixon, said after the inquest: "We feel we did get the right verdict and we accept it."