A teenager died as a result of head injuries after a car crash, an inquest heard.

Samantha Parker, 17, of Lilac Grove, Redcar, east Cleveland, suffered multiple injuries and died in the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, following a crash at about 1am on Monday, November 8.

She had been a passenger in a Renault Clio that crashed near Cat Flatt Lane, Marske. The hearing was adjourned by Teesside Coroner Michael Sheffield until the outcome of Crown Court proceedings.