A teenage girl who zig-zagged a buggy across a field to ‘scare’ her friend died suddenly after flipping the vehicle on her farm, an inquest has heard.
Iris Goldsmith, daughter of financier Ben Goldsmith, became trapped under the all-terrain buggy when she was driving on her family’s farm with a friend on their way to ride horses on July 8, 2019.
The 15-year-old sharply turned the Polaris six-seater buggy as they crossed the field of the 120 acre estate. The friend of Miss Goldsmith provided a statement to the inquest this week which confirmed Iris was very experienced at using the buggy.
The pair had been on their way to a neighbouring farm to meet a friend to go horse riding and were not wearing seat belts, the statement said.
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