Tragic Whetley Lane Car Crash Victim Hasan Dad wasn't wearing seatbelt, inquest hears

Hasan Dad, 20, of Coppicewood Avenue, Lidget Green, was driving home from his job at BBQ Express in Toller Lane  after midnight on Whetley Lane, near to the junction with Fairbank Road in Manningham when crash occurred in the early hours of December 27, 2017.

Following the inquest, Assistant Coroner Raja Mahmood issued a plea to drivers in Bradford to make sure they wear seatbelts when travelling in cars to avoid “devastating loss of life”.



The inquest at Bradford Coroners Court heard how Hasan, who lived with his mother and three sisters, had pulled out of the junction to turn right, colliding with Mr Fayaz’s Astra, sending Hasan’s car into a spin, and throwing him out of the car through the driver’s door window.



PC Mick Street told the inquest Hasan had a spare belt clasp plugged into the buckle “to stop the audible warning.”



He also said the airbags in the Peugeot had previously been deployed and the covers had been replaced and taped down, meaning the car had no airbags.



Hasan was unresponsive following the crash at around 12.20am and was found lying in the middle of the road.



Attempts were made by paramedics at the scene, in the ambulance and then by doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary to resuscitate him, but he was eventually pronounced dead at 1.40am.