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Inquests into M4 crash dead open Inquest opens on M4 crash victims
(about 7 hours later)
Inquests on five people killed in a head-on collision on the motorway near Newport are due to be opened. An inquest on five people killed in a two-car head-on collision on the M4 near Newport has opened and adjourned.
Bridget Stafford, 70, and her husband James, 69, from Surrey, died along with Chris Beresford, 18, Sam Case, 19, and Lee Maggs, 26, from Newport. Bridget Stafford, 70, and husband James, 69, of Surrey, died on Monday, as did Chris Beresford, 18, Sam Case, 19, and Lee Maggs, 26, of Newport.
It happened after Mr Beresford is believed to have driven on the wrong side of the M4 at 0320 BST on Monday after earlier being pursued by police. All the bodies were released for funerals. Mr and Mrs Stafford's funeral will be in the Irish Republic, where they were from originally.
One survivor an 18-year-old in the Ford Mondeo received multiple fractures. Mr Beresford drove the wrong way on the M4 after an earlier police pursuit.
The inquests will be opened by Gwent deputy coroner Wendy Jane. There was one survivor, an 18-year-old whose identity has not been released. He received multiple fractures and remains in hospital.
CCTV footage The coroner adjourned the inquest so that investigations can be completed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The man who survived the crash has not been named and remains in hospital. The IPCC has been called in to investigate the circumstances because by law it is required to look into any incident involving the police that involved death or serious injury.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will prepare a report for the inquest into the cause of death.
It has been called in to investigate the circumstances because by law it is required to look into any incident involving the police that involved death or serious injury.
All the evidence collected about Monday's incident, including CCTV footage and call logs, has now been handed by Gwent Police to the IPCC.All the evidence collected about Monday's incident, including CCTV footage and call logs, has now been handed by Gwent Police to the IPCC.
The collision between Mr and Mrs Stafford's red Volvo 940 and the Mondeo happened at 0320 BST on Monday on the eastbound carriageway of the M4. The collision between Mr and Mrs Stafford's red Volvo 940 and the Ford Mondeo containing the four other men was at 0320 BST on Monday on the eastbound carriageway of the M4.
Mr and Mrs Stafford were a retired Irish couple who lived in Thornton Heath. Mr Beresford and Mr Maggs, who were both from the Duffryn area of Newport, and Mr Case was from the Maindee area. Mr and Mrs Stafford were a retired couple who lived in Thornton Heath. Mr Beresford and Mr Maggs were both from the Duffryn area of Newport, and Mr Case was from the Maindee area.
The IPCC is urging witnesses to the collision to call free phone 0800 096 9076 or e-mail m4newport_incident@ipcc.gov.ukThe IPCC is urging witnesses to the collision to call free phone 0800 096 9076 or e-mail m4newport_incident@ipcc.gov.uk