claimed the life of 39-year-old Englishman Colin Jones was ruled out yesterday as witnesses stated there was very little traffic on the road at the time.

And an examination of the scene and the motorbike Jones was riding when he crashed into a wall near the Collector's Hill gas station gave Police no indication that other vehicles were concerned.

Witness Paula Cabral told the inquest yesterday that after 2 p.m. on March 3 last year, she was riding her bike west on South Shore Road in Devonshire, near the Collector's Hill gas station. She did not see any other traffic aside from Jones who passed her.

And she stated that he was wearing a helmet however, another witness said he had only noticed Jones because he was not wearing a helmet and his eyes were "wide and focused''.

Cabral added that she let Jones pass her before she made the turn into the gas station and when she parked her bike at a gas pump she heard a bang behind her.

"I turned, and saw the same man who passed me on the bike on the ground and he wasn't moving.

Jones, 39, of First Avenue Devonshire, sustained severe head injuries which led to his death, multiple facial bone fractures, fractures to both wrists and sternum, and a fractured leg.

At the time of the accident he was a voluntary patient at the St. Brendan's Hospital undergoing treatment for depression.

Jones' family, who are represented by Ms Claire Hatcher, have questioned why Jones was able to leave the hospital.

However, consultant psychologist at the hospital Dr. Sarath Anandagoda told the inquest on Tuesday that because Jones was a voluntary patient he was not required to be restricted unless he was harmful to himself or others.

"There was also no reason to restrict him because he had made no attempts to harm himself in the past or prior to his admission to the hospital.'' The doctor also ruled out the thought that Jones may have committed suicide as he had frequently talked of working through his problems and returning to his home in England.

Another witness, Odwin Barclay, said he and his wife were parked at the gas station fixing a tyre when he heard a motorcycle increasing speed.

"I then heard a collision and saw a white man falling on his back. I ran over to him and noticed that he had a large hole on his forehead and blood and brain matter were coming out.

"A man shouted call an ambulance and another man placed two barrels on the road to prevent traffic from getting too near to the scene. Someone placed a towel over the man's head.'' Barclay added that the acceleration he heard was consistent with the bike changing gears.

P.c. Ferdinan Thorne of the traffic accident investigation team told the inquest that he attended the scene of the road traffic accident and noticed that Jones' head was cracked open.

"Brain matter was close to him and he was lying in a pool of blood. A helmet was on the ground north of the deceased and his bike was laying near him.

"There was also blood splattered on the wall with brain matter.'' P.c. Thorne added that the front of Jones' bike was twisted to the right and the speedometer had stopped at 57 kph.

"However,'' he said, "after a crash a speedometer can either bounce forward or backwards.

"The damage to the bike is consistent with it striking a hard object and the splattered blood is consistent with Mr. Jones' head striking a wall and cracking open.'' P.c. Thorne also said there was no indication that other vehicles were involved in the accident.

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital emergency technician Danny Lambert said that after examining Jones, he discovered that he had severe trauma to the head, no pulse and his pupils were non-reactive.

Coroner the Wor. Edward King will give a verdict tomorrow. The Bermuda Hospital's Board is represented by Mr. John Barritt MP.