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Inquest Into Deaths of Four Students Who Died in Magdalen Street Crash

ESSEX, ENGLAND, JUL 17 – The driver’s blood alcohol level was 2.5 times over the legal limit and speed reached about 94mph in a 30mph zone, causing a fatal crash that killed four University of Essex students.

  • Four university students died in a car crash on February 1 in Magdalen Street, Colchester, when their Ford Focus crashed into a building.
  • The driver, Makyle Bayley, was over 2.5 times the drink-drive limit and lost control while travelling about 94mph in a 30mph zone.
  • The vehicle hit a small island, crossed the opposite carriageway and footpath, struck steps, then collided roof-first into the building, killing all occupants at the scene.
  • Coroner Lincoln Brookes stated the medical causes of death were severe traumatic head injuries for Bayley and Darold-Tchikaya and multiple injuries for Wol and Hibbert.
  • The incident ended the lives of four students who had met for a typical night out, highlighting risks of speeding and drink driving on road safety.
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Four students killed in crash after driver lost control at about 94mph – inquest

Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22, died at the scene of the crash in Magdalen Street, Colchester.

·London, United Kingdom
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Inquest into deaths of four students who died in Magdalen Street crash

Today’s coverage of the inquests into the deaths of four university students involved in a car crash in February.

·Essex, United Kingdom
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Gazette-News broke the news in Colchester, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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