THE family of a 22-year-old emergency call handler who died driving home from work after Christmas has paid tribute to her "utterly commendable" good nature.

Ayesha Idris, from Kidlington, died when her car crashed into a tree on the A34 slip road to Kidlington on Saturday, December 27.

She was driving home from work at the call centre in Bicester.

An inquest into her death today heard she had been suffering from a chronic chest complaint and finished work early that night because she felt unwell.

Coroner Darren Salter said she had asked a friend to give her a lift home from work, but for an unknown reason decided to drive herself at about 10.30pm.

Some twelve members of her family, including her parents and two sisters, attended the hearing at Oxford Coroner's Court, and in an unusual move her big sister and 13-year-old cousin read out a tribute to her "humble, soft and playful soul".

Neelam Idris, 25, said: "She was one to inspire others with her acts of generosity; her pure kind-hearted nature was utterly commendable.

"Although words are an attempt to express and illustrate our Ayesha and the place she will forever hold in our hearts, they are simply not enough. We could praise her endlessly.

"Ayesha was not only intelligent academically, she was practically and technology-smart, she constantly jumped at the chance to learn something new and never refused the challenge to repair any type of goods.

"Ayesha was a loving, independent and responsible individual with a sarcastic sense of humour."

Her 13-year-old cousin Husna Rafiq explained how Miss Idris had spent three years studying pharmacy at the University of Kent then took a gap year to work as an emergency call handler.

Husna said: "It was always the giving and charitable aspects of her work placements and employment that attracted her, she happily and continuously cared for others.

"She thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her family and loved ones.

"The children of the family always brought out her inner child, her face would light up as she participated in their games and laughter."

She said her favourite meal of the day was bread rolls at breakfast, "no competition".

Rafiq finished the tribute by saying: "Intellectual like her father, beautiful like her mother, our beloved Ayesha."

Mr Salter said toxicology reports showed Miss Idris had no alcohol or drugs in her system, and a collision investigation showed there was nothing wrong with the car.

He told the court that her GP at Gosford Hill medical centre Angela Aitken had diagnosed her in 2014 with a chronic inflammation of cartilage in her chest called costrochondritis which gave her sharp pains.

A colleague at the call centre said in a statement read to the court she thought Miss Idris had taken pain killers that night and planned to ask someone to give her a lift home.

Mr Salter said the pain from her condition could have distracted her while she drove.

He concluded that the death was accidental, and said Miss Idris died from multiple injuries.