Overview
- Ashton Tomes, 19, died at Leeds General Infirmary on February 11, two days after the collision on Sheffield Road at Jackson Bridge near Holmfirth.
- CCTV shown at Bradford Coroners' Court indicated three vehicles were traveling in convoy northbound on the A616 before the crash.
- The Skoda Fabia carrying Tomes as a front-seat passenger lost control on a slight right-hand bend, spun across the opposite carriageway, and struck a stone gatehouse wall.
- The provisional cause of death was recorded as head injuries from a road traffic collision, and the inquest noted he worked as a mechanic and lived in Holmfirth.
- Assistant coroner Charlotte Keighley suspended the coronial investigation for six months at West Yorkshire Police's request, with a further police update due on August 26.