A VERDICT of accidental death was recorded on a Huddersfield lecturer killed in a motorbike crash.

Gerry Fenwick-White, 38, died when his motorcycle crashed at Lofthouse, near Wakefield.

The tragedy came in an intersection tunnel linking the M1 southbound at junction 42 with the M62 westbound at 2.40am on Easter Monday.

No other vehicle was involved.

A Leeds inquest heard that Mr Fenwick- White, who lived in Huddersfield, lectured at the town's Technical College.

He taught the BTec first diploma in drama, music theatre and dance.

He leaves a widow, Fliss. The couple lived at Highfields, near the college.