Teens died in 'tragic' car crash, inquest told

Koby Jones, pictured on the far left alongside his family, was driving the vehicle when it left the road

Three teenagers died when the car they were travelling in crashed into a ditch in a "tragic incident", a coroner has said.

Koby Jones, 18, and 19-year-olds Shay Doyle and Daniel Grace were travelling on Bramley Lane, in West Bretton near Wakefield, on 24 January when their vehicle left the road.

The three were pronounced dead at the scene, Wakefield Coroners Court was told.

Mr Jones, an apprentice joiner from nearby Flockton, was the driver of the car, with Mr Doyle, a shop assistant from Dewsbury, and Mr Grace, an apprentice joiner from Ossett, seated in the rear of the vehicle.

Area coroner Oliver Longstaff adjourned the inquests until a later date.

Another passenger in the vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash, West Yorkshire Police said.

Mr Jones' family paid tribute to him, saying his death had left them "broken", and the world would be a "lonely place without him".

A minute's applause was held for Mr Grace, who was an avid Leeds United fan, during the club's home game with Cardiff City at Elland Road on Saturday.

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