Family killed after car crashed on M5 at over 100mph leaving ‘cloud of dust’

Andrew Moore, 46, his partner Swala Harling, 47, and their 14-year-old son Sebastian died when their BMW crashed off the M5 in Gloucestershire. An inquest heard that witnesses saw the car driving at extreme speed, undertaking lorries on the hard shoulder and swerving across lanes before it struck a barrier and trees.

Several motorists estimated the BMW was travelling at more than 100mph, with estimates ranging as high as 140mph. The coroner said there was insufficient evidence to conclude that Moore, who had epilepsy and heart conditions, suffered a medical episode; toxicology tests found no drugs or alcohol, while investigators could not determine whether the damaged car had any faults.