Inquest into quarry crash deaths

The car which crashed is being examined

An inquest has been opened into the deaths of four men whose car plunged 100ft down a cliff into a quarry.

Jack Magee, 47, of Aberbeeg, south Wales, was driving a BMW which had been adapted for him because he was disabled in a previous road accident.

He died along with Alex Williams, 21, Karl Devlin, 19 - both from Newport - and Shane Powell, 29, from Trevethin, Pontypool.

Police are still investigating the crash, which happened last week.

Coroner David Bowen adjourned the inquest for three months and authorised the release of the men's bodies so that funeral arrangements could be made.

Experts are still examining the wreckage of the car.

Last week police revealed that the BMW had hand controls fitted to enable wheelchair-user Mr Magee to drive it.

The car smashed through a concrete barrier and fell down a near-vertical slope at the disused Monks quarry at Swffryd.

It took more than 24 hours to retrieve the car from the quarry.

Accident investigators have also carried out road tests to try to simulate the accident.