A talented young woman who had just come back from a 'dream adventure' to Mount Everest died when her car careered into the path of an ambulance, an inquest heard today.
Lauren McFarland, 30, lost control of her red Fiat Punto as she drove along the A66 near Keswick, in Cumbria, in January last year.
The accomplished horse rider, competitive trail runner and keen traveller was on her way to work in Penrith when she collided head-on with the ambulance, which was travelling in the opposite direction.
Cockermouth Coroners' Court heard the vehicle was not on an emergency call and no patients were inside at the time of the accident.
A police collision investigator who examined the Punto found damage to a rear offside wheel rim, which had caused air to escape from the tyre.
