Horror crash which killed four teenage boys was 'avoidable', inquest told

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A devastating crash that saw the deaths of four teenage boys who were on a camping trip has been described as "avoidable". A major search was launched for Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, after the A level students failed to return home to Shropshire from an overnight stay in Wales last year.

The boys had sadly drowned after the vehicle they were travelling in had left the A4085, overturned, and was partially submerged in water.

Their bodies were discovered on November 21 after their car was spotted upside down in the ditch, 10ft away from the road. An inquest today (October 16) heard a statement from Sion Griffiths, a passenger in a recycling lorry, who described the moment he saw the overturned Fiesta and looked on the North Wales Police's Facebook page to confirm it was the missing car and rang 999. READ MORE: I know I put the public in danger - but this will have a massive effect on my social life Some camping equipment was just behind the submerged vehicle and the rear window was smashed, said Mr Griffiths.

North Wales Police forensic collision investigator Ian Thompson, giving evidence to an inquest in Caernarfon on Wednesday, said there was an "understeer" as the Fiesta, which was being driven by Mr Morris, took the bend.