M5 tragedy Inquest opened and adjourned into teenager's death

A TEENAGER who got out of an ambulance on a motorway before being fatally hit by a car is believed to have died from multiple injuries, an inquest opening has heard.

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Logan Smith, 18, from Weston-super-Mare, was being taken to hospital in an ambulance at 11pm on November 30 when the vehicle had to pull over on the hard shoulder of the M5 northbound carriageway, due to the concerns of staff on board.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) previously said Mr Smith got out of the ambulance near the junction for Weston-super-Mare and entered the live lanes of the motorway.

Ambulance staff called Avon and Somerset Police for assistance and a single-crewed officer arrived at the scene a short time later.

The officer attempted to engage with Mr Smith, then discharged their Taser, causing him to fall to the ground, the IOPC said previously.

Mr Smith was then struck by a car travelling along the southbound carriageway and died from his injuries.