Car split in half in teens' fatal crash - inquest

The car 3 teenagers were successful erstwhile they were killed successful a clang divided successful fractional during the collision, an inquest has heard.

The incidental happened connected 11 December 2023, erstwhile an Audi A1 collided with a autobus successful Coedely, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Morgan Smith, 18, Callum Griffiths, 19, and Jesse Owen, 18, were each thrown from the car and died arsenic a effect of "blunt injuries" they received.

The inquest heard that Jesse Owen, who was driving the car, was implicit the portion driving limit.

Several witnesses described the car arsenic travelling astatine precocious velocity earlier it crashed, the inquest heard.

Ellis Williams, who was sat successful the beforehand passenger, spot was the lone "walking wounded" subsister of the crash.

Two others received beingness changing injuries.

In a statement, Ellis told the tribunal that helium had heard others successful the car calling for Jesse to dilatory down.

He said that successful the moments earlier the clang "I thought we were going fast. I heard idiosyncratic accidental 'woh, woh, woh'".

He told the inquest helium looked up and saw that "Jesse looked scared".

After the clang helium said helium looked to his close and saw the driver’s spot was empty. He added "the car had divided successful fractional into 2 parts".

He said looked astir "screaming" and saw the others connected the floor.

Toxicological tests showed Jesse Owen had 113mg of intoxicant per 100ml successful his blood. The ineligible bounds is 80mg per 100ml.

Ellis Williams said it had been the time of his fathers ceremonial and that they had travel from the aftermath pursuing the funeral.

The inquest continues.