Manslaughter charges are being considered against a motorcycle manufacturer after the daughter of North Wales Police's Deputy Chief Constable was killed in a crash.

Mechanics student Jenny Brereton died after losing control of her 600cc machine on the M53 in Wirral, Merseyside.

Deputy Chief Constable Bill Brereton saw the crash

Her father Bill Brereton was riding behind his daughter and witnessed the horrific accident in May last year.

Merseyside Police investigated the possibility that the accident could have been caused by one of the motorcycle's panniers coming loose and getting stuck in there wheel.

The evidence against manufacturers Oxford Products has been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service(CPS).

A spokesman for the CPS confirmed the file had been received and was being considered.

As a result of our investigations a file has been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service

Merseyside Police

He also confirmed that the pannier on Miss Brereton's motorcycle was manufactured by Oxford Products.

The company has declined to comment on the matter.

A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "As a result of our investigations a file has been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to possible offences that may have been committed by the manufacturers of the tailpack."

Twenty-year-old Jenny Brereton had been studying mechanics at Wirral Metropolitan College with a view to working with motorbikes once qualified.

Speaking after her death in May last year, Miss Brereton's mother said: "Bikes were not just a hobby for Jenny, they were her life and she desperately wanted a career working with bikes.

"She always rode sensibly and had taken and passed all of the tests.

"A police officer had actually commended her on her sensible and careful riding at one stage."