A motorcyclist who died after crashing into a telegraph pole was riding a newly-bought bike - which was not fit for road use - for the first time.

Zacharijus Augustinas died on August 16 last year following an accident on an off-road pit bike on Waterlees Road in Walsoken. He was 20.

An inquest into his death held in Norwich on Friday heard that Mr Augustinas was riding a Detroit bike for the very first time, having agreed to pay £550 for it the day before.

The court heard he had gone to collect it with his friend Deividas Kocius, who was riding as a passenger at the time of the collision.

It happened at around 2.45pm, when Mr Augustinas careered off the road and into a telegraph pole, suffering fatal injuries and leaving Mr Kocius in need of hospital treatment.

A subsequent police investigation found no faults with the bike that could have contributed to the crash, but confirmed that the vehicle was not designed for road use - a fact stated on the wall of its tyres.

Investigations also found that its tyres were not fully inflated when the crash occurred - with a toxicology report also revealing Mr Augustinas had taken cocaine and cannabis at some stage before riding.

Area coroner Simon Milburn concluded that the 20-year-old had died as a result of a road traffic collision.

He said: "What is clear is that Zacharijus was riding a motorcycle which left the carriageway to the off-side of the road and collided with a telegraph pole."

Following his death, his loved ones launched a fundraising appeal to return his body to his native Lithuania.

The appeal, which was raised more than £5,000 in total, was set up by his mother, Ramune Kociute, who described him as a "cheerful, funny, charming boy".