Teenager passed driving test just six months before crash in Snowdonia which killed four friends
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A coroner has voiced concerns about inexperienced young drivers carrying passengers following the deaths of four teenagers in a car crash in North Wales. Wilf’s mother Heather Sanderson said: “We gave Wilf permission to go because we believed that the driver had passed his driving test, which he had, and we were more than happy. “That’s a scenario which in my opinion is very likely to reoccur in the future.” open image in gallery Tributes left on the steps at Shrewsbury College following the deaths of the four teenagers Harvey’s mother, Crystal, has been an advocate for graduated driving licences for new drivers. Recording a conclusion of road traffic collision, the coroner said: “I find that all four young men would have died very soon following the collision, given the post-mortem findings and that they died by drowning.”
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