Car split in half during fatal crash, hears inquest

Pelican Press · October 25

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Car split in half during fatal ******, hears inquest

The car three teenagers were in when they were ******* in a ****** split in half during the collision, an inquest has heard.

The incident happened on 11 December 2023, when an Audi A1 collided with a bus in Coedely, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Morgan Smith, 18, Callum Griffiths, 19, and Jesse Owen, 18, were each thrown from the car and ***** as a result of “blunt injuries” they received.

The inquest heard that Jesse Owen, who was driving the car, was over the drink driving limit.

Several witnesses described the car as travelling at high speed before it crashed, the inquest heard.

Ellis Williams, who was sat in the front passenger, seat was the only “walking wounded” survivor of the ******.

Two others received life changing injuries.

In a statement, Ellis told the court that he had heard others in the car calling for Jesse to slow down.

He said that in the moments before the ****** “I thought we were going fast. I heard someone say ‘woh, woh, woh'”.

He told the inquest he looked up and saw that “Jesse looked scared”.

After the ****** he said he looked to his right and saw the driver’s seat was empty. He added “the car had split in half into two parts”.

He said looked around “screaming” and saw the others on the floor.

Toxicological tests showed Jesse Owen had 113mg of alcohol per 100ml in his blood. The legal limit is 80mg per 100ml.

Ellis Williams said it had been the day of his fathers ******** and that they had come from the wake following the ********.

The inquest continues.

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