Inquests open into family killed in M6 crash

Inquests have been opened into the deaths of a family who died in a "wrong way" crash on the M6.

Five people died in the collision near Tebay in Cumbria on 15 October, which left a boy fighting for his life.

Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, from Glasgow, died along with his two sons, 15-year-old Filip and seven-year-old Dominic, and his partner, Jade McEnroe, aged 33.

Cockermouth Coroner's Court heard both Mr Rossa and Dominic died from complex injuries, while the cause of Filip's and Ms McEnroe's deaths were both currently unascertained.

All were pronounced dead at the scene.

Assistant coroner for Cumbria, Margaret Taylor, opened the inquests and outlined some brief circumstances surrounding the crash.

She said it was understood Mr Rossa was driving on the M6 northbound, when another car collided head-on with him causing a vehicle fire.

Opening Ms McEnroe's inquest, Ms Taylor said: "She was the partner of Jaroslaw and had been travelling in the same vehicle as her partner and his children when the collision occurred."

The parents of Ms McEnroe, who was also from Glasgow, said she was "so loved" and would be missed every day.

"You are a very much loved mummy to Arran," they added.

Ms Taylor said she hoped a full inquest could get under way on 3 April, but said "much is dependent upon the state of our inquiries and whether or not they have been completed".

Richard John Woods, a flight instructor who lived in Cambridgeshire, also died in the crash.

An inquest into his death was formally opened last month.

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