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| Diana's car 'hindered by bikes' | Diana's car 'hindered by bikes' |
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| The car carrying the Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed was being hindered by motorbikes before crashing, the inquest into the couple's death has been told. | |
| The jury has been hearing about the behaviour of the paparazzi prior to the fatal 1997 Paris incident. | |
| One witness said the car was followed by two or three bikes while occupants of another vehicle reported "insistent" beeping and braking and a loud crash. | |
| They did not realise who was involved until the next day. | |
| The first witness said he was driving along the Embankment when he saw a heavy car, doing about 50mph, followed by two to three motorbikes. | |
| He thought there were two people on one of the bikes. | |
| Two cars | |
| Speaking to the hearing at the High Court in London via a video link from Paris he stood by a previous statement in which he said the driver was clearly being hindered by the motorbikes. | |
| The jury also heard statements prepared by five occupants of a VW Polo which passed through the Pont de l'Alma underpass shortly before the collision involving Diana's car. | |
| After they emerged from the tunnel they heard loud noises behind them. | |
| The driver said he heard insistent hooting which lasted for two seconds, then braking for two to three seconds, then a loud crash. | |
| They could not stop as no U-turns were permitted, so carried on and only made connection to the couple when they heard the news the next day. |