The two women who lost their lives in a fatal M25 crash suffered a puncture and were outside of their vehicle when they were struck on the motorway, an inquest heard.

At around 11.20pm on Monday, March 19 a collision involving a lorry and an Audi took place between junctions 26 and 27 of the M25 near Waltham Abbey.

The crash took place on the anti-clockwise carriageway and two women were pronounced dead at the scene.

The victims were named as 49-year-old Sevim Ustun and 68-year-old Ayse Ustun, both of Northdrift Way in Luton.

The Eddie Stobart lorry was overturned in an embankment

A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and a man was also taken to hospital but was not injured.


Today (March 28) the inquest openings into the death of the pair took place at Essex Coroners' Court.

During the opening, the court heard how both women were travelling along the M25 that evening before suffering a puncture.

They pulled their vehicle over at the side of the carriageway and got out.

The two women were standing well away from their vehicle when they were both struck by another vehicle.

They were pronounced dead at the scene with a post mortem confirming they died as a result of multiple traumatic injuries and the road traffic collision.

The lorry was recovered from the scene of the crash

The inquest into their deaths has been adjourned until August 22, although the date could change pending a police prosecution.

Throughout the night the anti-clockwise carriageway at the scene had to be completely closed to allow for emergency services to clear the scene.

Motorists that were looking to travel on the M25 on March 20 faced long delays as parts of the road remained closed for most of the day.

A spokeswoman from the East of England Ambulance Service said at the time: "We were called at 11.34pm on March 19 to reports of a road traffic collision between a lorry and a car.

"We sent three ambulance crews, three units from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), three ambulance officers, a rapid response vehicle, BASICS Doctor, and the East Anglian Air Ambulance rapid response vehicle.

"Two women were pronounced dead at the scene while a man and a child were taken to hospital."

A 32 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.