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RIDDLE OVER CRASH DEATH
THE MACCABEES: A DECADE AND WE’RE STILL A BIT HIT AND HOPE.............. PAGE 15
JOHN SHAW
UN-BAY-LIEVABLE: The blood supermoon hangs in the sky, appearing to usher in a new era for Swansea University. It was seen over the new £450million Bay Campus, which finally opened in September after two years of building PICTURE: JAMES DAVIES PHOTOGRAPHY read more on p5
THE family of a Swansea University graduate are still in the dark as to why he was driving on the wrong side of the road when he had a fatal collision. Trainee maths teacher Oliver Davies was travelling to his work placement in Gloucestershire when he collided with a BMW car. The 21-year-old, who graduated from Swansea last year, was killed instantly, while four occupants of the other car were hospitalised, including three children. However, an investigation into February’s crash concluded there were no traces of
Family man: Oliver Davies alcohol or drugs in Mr Davies’ system and he had not been using his mobile phone. He had fainted twice in the past year, possibly because of
hypoglycemic shock – when the body’s blood sugar drops too low, his GP told the inquest. However, blood tests could not be taken at the time of his death. Coroner Katy Skerrett concluded there was no clear evidence why Mr Davies was on the wrong side of the road and offered the family her condolences. His mother, Trudy, told the Gloucester Citizen: ‘Sadly, the inquest has not reached a conclusion, and neither does it bring Oliver back. ‘We will not be able to enjoy many things we planned to do with Oliver but are grateful for having him in our lives.’
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