Daws Hill Lane Wycombe crash: ‘He will kill someone’

Ranjit Bansaal, an independent instructor based in the town, had been out on a lesson on the evening of July 24, 2025, when he encountered a black Audi RS3 on Daws Hill Lane.

Mr Bansaal was driving at the time, having just dropped off his learner in the Pine Tree Estate, when he noticed the vehicle approaching at speed. Two Die in Fatal Fireball Collision

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In a statement read out at Beaconsfield Coroner's Court on June 16 by coroner Ian Wade, it said: "I was travelling at around 30mph when I saw a black Audi coming off the roundabout, accelerating hard. "It was about eight to ten car lengths behind me. "As we crossed the [M40] bridge, I could see the driver through the window.

"The car was travelling at around 70 to 80mph and was extremely loud. "I remember thinking, 'if he keeps driving like that, he will kill someone'." The inquest heard the vehicle was being driven by 19-year-old Sameer Ali Akhtar, who had been lent the high-performance car just hours earlier after it arrived in High Wycombe from East London through t

He was travelling with three friends, Kristof Csaba Csillag in the front passenger seat, and Ghulam Iqbal and Arman Ali in the rear. Mr Bansaal said he could see movement in the back of the vehicle but was struck by the speed and manner of driving, describing it as a "clear example" of dangerous behaviour he would warn learners about.

The fatal sequence unfolded shortly afterwards.

The Audi was first involved in a collision with another vehicle on Heath End Road before continuing along Daws Hill Lane and crashing into a second car moments later. The force of the second impact caused the Audi to leave the road, strike a tree and overturn before catching fire. The court heard the vehicle was travelling at such speed that it "flew" into the air before rolling onto its roof.

While Sameer and two passengers managed to escape the wreckage, Kristof was unable to get out and died at the scene.

Sameer, who suffered extensive burns, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but died in the early hours of July 25. Another driver, 18-year-old Jack Brooker, described a near miss moments earlier as the Audi attempted a dangerous overtake.

He said: "It came towards me on my side of the road and I thought I was going to be hit head-on. "At the last second it pulled back in behind another vehicle. It was very aggressive driving."

Recording a conclusion of road traffic collision, coroner Ian Wade said Sameer had been "intent on driving in a racy manner", describing his actions as "entirely inappropriate" for both his passengers and other road users. The court heard he had been travelling at between 70 and 80mph and continued accelerating before the crash.

Toxicology results showed he was over the legal limit for cannabis at the time.

Steel fragments from nitrous oxide canisters were also found in the wreckage. Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, has been classified as a Class C drug since November 2023. Recording a conclusion of road traffic collision, Coroner Wade said Sameer had been "intent in driving in a racy manner", describing his actions as "entirely inappropriate" for himself, his passengers and other road users.

He added that Sameer was impaired by drugs, had "no control" of the vehicle, and had "caused panic and fear" among those inside.

Tributes to both Sameer and Kristof remain at the scene of the crash.