A PLAYFUL five-year-old boy was crushed to death when he rode his bike into an unstable pillar his mother had crashed a car into the same day, an inquest heard.

Daniyaal Amin was riding his bike after his first day at school last September when tragedy struck at his home in Falcon Road, Savile Town, Dewsbury.

The 5ft pillar at the entrance of the driveway toppled on him after he rammed it with his bike.

The inquest in Bradford yesterday heard how the youngster died as a result of a fractured skull after he was hit by heavy concrete masonry and then banged his head on the ground.

Earlier that day his mother, Bushra Amin, had hit the same pillar when returning home from shopping after her two-year-old daughter had distracted her.

The impact of the family's Citroen Xsara Picasso loosened the structure so much that it inadvertently caused it to topple on to helpless Daniyaal.

Coroner Roger Whittaker said the tragedy could have been avoided if the workmanship on the masonry been much more sturdy.

He read out a statement from specialist consultant engineer James Taylor. It said the mortar used had too much water in it, which meant its strength was badly affected.

The report concluded: "It would be normal to expect bond strengths two-and-a-half times greater than what was seen."

It was not surprising that the had pillar collapsed after the impact of the vehicle, the report said.

Daniyaal had returned from his first day at infants' school and was busy playing in the time he had before the family were due to visit the local mosque.

His mother said in a statement: "My cousin shouted for me to come and I saw Daniyaal lying there covered in blood.

"I lost my senses and rushed to phone my husband. I had no idea what I was doing."

Daniel was taken to Dewsbury District Hospital, but died after doctors battled for 45 minutes to save him.

Mr Whittaker, recording a verdict of accidental death, said: "The collapse followed, and I believe was caused by, the collision of his mother's car with that wall.

"This caused the pillar to subsequently fall down as Daniyaal was playing."

He said that concerns had been expressed to building inspectors, who knew of the problem with poor-quality mortar and were looking at putting things right.

Mr Whittaker added: "It will do no harm to mention that this case has particular problems and there may be other walls of a similar nature which should be checked, especially if there is any danger of traffic which might trigger a collapse."