Inquests opened into deaths of three teenagers who died in tragic crash near Shifnal

Simon Evans, aged 18, Jenson Bridges and Jacob Holman, both 17, all died following the collision involving an Audi A1 on Offoxey Road, Tong, near Shifnal.

Another 17-year-old boy who was also in the car suffered life-changing injuries.

Shropshire Coroner’s Court at Guildhall, Shrewsbury, was told today (Thursday, March 20) that the crash happened last Friday (March 14).

Simon, a student/commis chef who lived in Perton, near Wolverhampton, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Jacob, a trainee chef from Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent but, the court was told, despite the best efforts of medics, he died the next day on March 15. 

Jenson, a shop fitter from Brewood, South Staffordshire, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, where he died on March 16.