A34 crash inquest for teenage delivery driver from Latvia

Vladimirs Pavuks, 19, who was born in the Baltic country, was declared dead at the scene of a road traffic collision on Saturday, October 25 last year.

The teenager died after crashing into a parked lorry which meant the road was closed for most of the day, reopening mid-afternoon.

A full inquest will be held at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court on Tuesday, April 21 at 10am.

When the inquest opened last year a post-mortem gave the cause of death as “massive trauma” resulting from the crash on the A34 northbound between Islip and Weston-On-The-Green.

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Paramedic Richard Martin verified death at 5.50am on October 25 and Mr Pavuks’ body was identified by attending police officers using circumstantial evidence found at the scene.

Though born in Latvia, he resided in Coventry in the West Midlands.

The opening statement said: “It is reported that he was involved in a road traffic collision and was declared deceased at the scene.”

The purpose of an inquest is to determine the identity of the deceased and how, when, and where they died.

An inquest is a public inquiry to establish the facts of the death without assigning blame.

Inquests may also be held for other legal reasons, such as determining the value of found treasure in Oxfordshire.