AN inquest into the death of a Wirral motorcyclist who died following a crash in Birkenhead has been opened and adjourned.

Iain Michael Long, 35, from Birkenhead, sustained fatal injuries after his blue Yamaha motorcycle was involved in a collision with a single-decker bus on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 28.

No-one else was injured during the incident.

The inquest was opened by coroner André Rebello at Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool on Tuesday afternoon.

It will resume on Wednesday, October 22.