Young Northern driver died instantly

An inquest into the death of a young driver in the North has been told that the deceased died instantly when his vehicle was in high-speed collision with a lorry.

Sixteen-year-old Glen Truesdale lost control of his Ford Escort car at the Horseshoe Bend on Belfast’s Crumlin Road on the afternoon of February 10th last year.
Witnesses say the boy was driving at a speed of 60-70 mph when he collided with an oncoming skip lorry.

An autopsy report showed that the deceased died immediately from a broken neck. His front seat passenger escaped with minor cuts and bruising.
The driver of the lorry ended up in a ditch at the other side of the road. After having been breathalysed and found negative for alcohol, the lorry driver was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Police believed the death was caused by “speeding and inexperience” while the coroner said the death was “irresponsible”.