Inquest into death of mother-of-one beautician, 32, killed in A40 horror 100mph crash will open tomorrow – as friend who survived revealed she ‘begged driver to slow down’
- Yagmur Ozden died after being ejected from a speeding Range Rover near A40
- Rida Al Mousawi, 24, the driver, is still in hospital in an induced coma since crash
- Front seat passenger Zamarod Arif also survived and ‘begged’ him to slow down
- She claimed the car swerved to avoid an animal in the road and the flipped over
- Family and friends have insisted that there was a mechanical fault with the car
An inquest into the death of the beautician killed in the A40 horror crash will open at West London Coroner’s Court tomorrow.
Mother-of-one Yagmur Ozden died after being ejected from a speeding Range Rover as it collided with a Tesla charging station at 100mph and flipped on to rail tracks at Park Royal station in West London.
The driver of the £120,000 4×4, 24-year-old Rida Al Mousawi and front seat passenger Zamarod Arif, survived the crash that was also caught on a dashcam.
In an interview with MailOnline from her hospital bed, Ms Arif, from Harrow, West London, told how she pleaded with Al Mousawi to slow down. She said he liked to ‘tease’ passengers by driving fast.
She added how her 32-year-old friend was not wearing a seat belt as they were driven home along the A40 in the early hours of the morning.
The 26-year-old also claimed the car swerved to avoid an animal in the road and careered on to the pavement and slammed through a metal fence before becoming airborne and flipping over.
Coroner Lydia Brown will open the inquest at the Coroner’s court in Fulham, West London, and is expected to be adjourned until a later date.
Friends have said 24-year-old Mr Al Mousawi, who has been in a medically induced coma since the accident on August 22, is also progressing well in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington.
Yagmur Ozden (left) died after being ejected from a speeding Range Rover as it collided with a Tesla charging station and flipped on to rail tracks at Park Royal station in West London.The driver, 24-year-old Rida Al Mousawi and front seat passenger Zamarod Arif (right), survived the 100mph crash that was caught on a dashcam
Pictured is the Land Rover seen on the track as workmen inspect the scene
The driver, Rida Al Mousawi (pictured), 24, from Greenford, West London, could be brought out of his medically induced coma next week after his £120,000 car flew off the road and burst into flames on Monday, killing a mother-of-one
Yagmur Ozden (left), a mother-of-one was killed in the accident. She is pictured with survivor Zamarod Arif last month
The jewellery shop manager was thrown from the mangled wrecked super charged 4×4 and found on the platform at Park Royal station.
An Uber driver charging his car witnessed the crash and recorded it on his dashcam.
Crash investigators have also recovered CCTV footage from a series of cameras along the A40, one of the main routes out of London.
They are also waiting to interview Mr Al Mousawi to get his version of events.
Family and friends have insisted that there was a mechanical fault with the car causing it to speed out of control.
All three had been at an unlicensed Shisha lounge in Park Royal that is now under investigation by Ealing Council officials.
A spokesman for the council confirmed the venue, which opened two years ago, was unlicensed.
Ms Ozden’s 12-year-old daughter is also being looked after by family and she posted a poignant tribute to her mother on social media with a painting showing two handprints.
A 52-year-old man, who was in another Tesla at the charging station and was hit by flying debris, suffered minor injuries.
This picture shows where the impact areas were before the Land Rover ended up on the tracks after the horror crash on Monday morning
Friends said Mr Al Mousawi, who also suffered numerous broken bones, has made good progress since being admitted to hospital.
‘We are all hoping that he will be brought out of the coma in the next couple of days,’ said a friend.
‘Everyone is praying for Rida that he comes out of the coma and can start to talk.
‘It will be a difficult conversation as he does not know that one of his friends died in the crash. He will be devastated.’
The jewellery store manager and his surviving passengers are on separate wards at the London hospital.
Ms Arif also told MailOnline from her hospital bed that the 32-year-old was not wearing a seat belt.
She said she had told her and Mr Al Mousawi to put them on as they began their journey from a late-night shisha restaurant on an industrial estate close to the scene of the accident.
The beautician told hold she was tossed around the inside of the 4×4 as it catapulted over a Tesla charging station and ended up on railway tracks.
She said she was lucky to be alive and said God had given her a second chance.
Ms Arif said she was relieved to know that her friend Mr Al Mousawi could be brought out of his coma.
‘That is the best news I have heard,’ she told MailOnline.
The mangled Range Rover on the tracks of Park Royal station on Monday before it was removed, pictured left, Right, rescuers stand near the crash site where a Range Rover veered off the road onto the Piccadilly Line train track after colliding with Tesla, at Park Royal Station in West London
A crane truck lifts the Tesla car out of the crash scene after a Range Rover collided with it near Park Royal Station in London
The Land Rover is pictured from above on the tracks of Park Royal station in West London, where the car landed after smashing through the barriers of the Tesla Centre next door
Pictured: The view of the horror crash from above with the 4X4 Range Rover was left crushed on the train tracks of Park Royal tube station
Ms Arif said Mr Al Mousawi, who liked to tease passengers by driving fast, had swerved to avoid an animal or object in the road and lost control.
The speeding car careering through a metal fence was captured on a dashcam by an Uber driver charging his Tesla car. A 52-year-old man, who was in another Tesla at the charging station and was hit by flying debris, suffered minor injuries.
The three people in the Range Rover had been at a shisha restaurant called The Wish Lounge prior to the crash.
Local residents have complained about noise from people leaving the lounge which is in a converted office sandwiched between two car repair garages. They have reported hearing cars racing along the roads leading to the lounge.
One resident said: ‘The venue is crowded until 2am on the weekend. It has live music, dancing and seems overcrowded.’
When MailOnline visited the Wish Lounge a group of young men working at venue refused to comment and refused to say who the owner was.
The lounge advertises on social media with special events held at weekends.
Photographs posted to the lounge’s social media page show a resident DJ and a packed dance floor.
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