A father-of-two died after a tragic go-karting accident while in Cyprus celebrating his daughter's wedding, an inquest heard.

Alan Coldwell, 62, collided with a wall of tyres and crushed his abdomen against the steering wheel before being thrown from the kart.

Bradford Coroner's Court was told yesterday that Mr Coldwell was "doubled up in pain" and "writhing around" in agony after the collision and was taken to a local clinic where he was operated on that day.

Mr Coldwell had had a previous operation after he was diagnosed with cancer in April 2005 and this meant that his abdominal region was unable to cope with the second operation.

Coroner Roger Whittaker read from a statement from Mr Coldwell's wife, Maureen, who said that his treatment had been "first class" but sadly her husband's condition began to deteriorate.

He was transferred to a hospital in Pathos where he developed pneumonia and died on April 22.

In her statement Mrs Coldwell described how the family had been in Cyprus for their daughter Helen's wedding when a group decided that they were going to go on the go-kart track.

She described how those who went on the karts were given a helmet but said there were no seat belts.

Mr Coldwell had been driving for about 15 minutes when he stopped for a break. It was when he went back on to the track that the accident happened.

"After about five minutes he collided with a wall of tyres, I saw it happen," Mrs Coldwell said before praising the Cypriot medical teams.

"I can honestly say that Alan could not have had better treatment than he had in Cyprus.

"The incident he was involved in was a pure accident. He was on his own and at the time enjoying himself.

"I'm entirely satisfied that everything was done by the medical authorities in Cyprus."

The inquest was told that Mr Coldwell, of Milner Road, Baildon, had become a self-employed landscape gardener after having worked for Grattan for a number of years.

Mr Whittaker recorded a verdict of accidental death.