A YOUNG mother had been on the wrong side of the road before a collision which tragically claimed her life, an inquest heard.

Tanya Easdale, from Weobley, died following a collision between her Ford KA and a Landrover Freelander on the A44 at Monkland on June 26 2016.

Her two young children, Danielle and Olivia, had been travelling in the vehicle with her and were taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.

However, Ms Easdale – who was 36 – was pronounced dead at the scene.

An inquest at Hereford Town Hall last week heard from Emily Hargraves, the driver of the Landrover, who had been shopping in Leominster and was travelling on the A44 west towards Monkland.

She described the road conditions as damp but was unsure whether it was raining at the time of the crash.

She recalled driving along a straight part of the road towards Monkland when she saw the black KA come around the corner and ‘clip’ the edge of the verge before it went over on to her side of the road.

Mrs Hargraves said Ms Easdale had tried to straighten up her car but an impact had unfortunately taken place.

She added that she could not have avoided the crash.

The inquest heard that dash cam footage had been obtained and viewed following the incident from the other vehicle involved but that it was not possible to accurately estimate the speed of the KA.

Michael Saunders, a vehicle examiner, said he could find no evidence of a mechanical or structural failure that would have adversely affected the control of either car.

The inquest also heard from Christopher Taylor, a collision investigation expert who had been helping the Easdale family, and PC Rice, who also confirmed the KA had been on the wrong side of the road.

There was no evidence to suggest that the vehicles being driven by Mr and Mrs Hargraves caused Ms Easdale to react to their presence and a collision could not have been avoided.

A consultant pathologist at Hereford County Hospital, Mark Hayes, said Ms Easdale died from multiple injuries with an antecedent cause of trauma.

Coroner for Herefordshire, Mark Bricknell, recorded a conclusion of Road Traffic Collision (RTC).

He said he was satisfied from the evidence available that Mrs Hargraves was travelling appropriately on her correct side of the road and took appropriate action when a vehicle was presented to her travelling on the wrong side of the road.

“Sadly, we do not know why Mrs Easdale lost control but I am satisfied she did cross the carriageway and a collision could not have been avoided,” he said.