A former British mountain biking champion from Westbury died after driving at an inappropriate speed, an inquest heard.

Caroline Mackinlay, of Hackney Way, Westbury, was driving on the A4361 in Winterbourne Monkton when she lost control of her motorbike on a bend and collided with a Vauxhall Astra on July 31. The 37-year-old, who lived with her brother Alistair, was driving with her sibling to watch superbikes at Silverstone.

The driver of the Vauxhall Astra, Tanya Milligan, 46, of Cricklade, told the inquest on Monday: “I remember seeing the bike on my side of the road and thinking that shouldn’t be there but thinking they would correct and move away. The bike was well into my side of the road – almost half. My airbag went off and I thought my car was on fire. I shot out of the car and saw she was behind me.”

Ian Singleton, deputy assistant Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.