A 30-year-old man was killed by a Tesla travelling at 90mph as he crawled out of his car on a motorway, an inquest heard.

Thomas Hazzard from Dartmouth was killed on the M40 near Oxford on March 5, 2021.

He had crashed his car into the central reservation of the motorway causing it to flip two to three times.

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An inquest held at Oxford Coroner's Court on Wednesday heard that Mr Hazzard’s beige Nissan Qashqai came to rest across lanes two to three of the carriageway.

The crash occurred between junctions eight and nine of the M40 northbound just after 6am on the morning of March 5.

The inquest heard that Mr Hazzard and his car were then hit by a white Tesla travelling in lane three of the motorway.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic at around 6.40am.

Several passing motorists had stopped to assist Mr Hazzard at the scene of the crash.

CCTV footage recovered from the Tesla showed the moment of the collision.

Collision investigator for Thames Valley Police, Luke Webb, gave evidence at the hearing at Oxford Coroner’s Court.

He said that after reviewing the footage it was likely Mr Hazzard had survived the first crash and was crawling out of his vehicle at the time of the second collision.

The interior light of his vehicle was also on after the crash.

The 30-year-old’s cause of death following a post-mortem was given as blunt force trauma.

The driver of Tesla, Jonathan Fox, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, but the case was subsequently dropped.  

Mr Webb added: “The Tesla was driving at 91mph travelling up to the collision and at 90mph at the point of impact.

“Given the evidence in my opinion the collision was unavoidable even if the car was travelling at 70mph.”

Mr Fox tested negative for any alcohol or drugs but initially failed an impairment test.

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The Tesla driver subsequently said that he had felt disorientated and confused when the test was taken straight after the crash.

Oxfordshire’s head coroner Darren Salter told the inquest that Mr Fox had since passed away in December last year.

Mr Webb told the inquest that the reason why Mr Hazzard initially crashed into the central reservation of the M40 remains clear.

But he added this could have been down to a number of factors ranging from fatigue, driver error or distraction.

The 30-year-old worked as a crane supervisor and was travelling from Dartford to Oxford early in the morning for work.