Family of three killed in high-speed M5 crash, inquest hears

Andy Moore, his partner Swala Harling and their 14-year-old son Sebastian died when their BMW left the M5 near Gloucester and crashed into trees. Their eight-year-old daughter survived and was placed with relatives. An inquest heard that the car had been travelling at extreme speed and swerving across the motorway before the crash.

Witnesses estimated the BMW’s speed at between 100mph and 140mph, and described it undertaking lorries on the hard shoulder before striking a barrier and catching fire. The family were returning to Derbyshire from a holiday in Cornwall in May 2025. The coroner said there was insufficient evidence to conclude that Moore, who had epilepsy and heart conditions, suffered a medical episode; investigators could not determine whether the damaged car had any defects.