Father and Son Drowned when Mercedes Entered Canal on Test Drive, Inquest Hears
- On January 6, 2024, David Walsh, 40, and his son Cameron, 16, drowned after their Mercedes GLC 300 test drive left Tetney Lock Road and entered the Louth Canal near Grimsby.
- The collision occurred after the vehicle swerved across the uneven road, hit a telegraph pole, rotated, and submerged upside down, with no mechanical defects found.
- Cameron messaged friends shortly before the crash, describing the car as "banging", while witnesses reported the Mercedes driving erratically and performing a snaking action.
- Assistant coroner Marianne Johnson determined that David was likely the driver and confirmed drowning as the cause of death. She offered her condolences to the family and committed to submitting a report aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.
- Lincolnshire County Council found no immediate road defects but plans future improvements, and Cameron was commemorated as a talented, much-loved footballer by friends and Grimsby Town FC.
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Gifted footballer, 16, and his dad die after Mercedes flips upside down into canal - The Mirror
Cameron Walsh and his dad David were test-driving the blue Mercedes GLC 300, which a witness said landed "roof first" in the canal at Tetney Lock in rural Lincolnshire
Footballer and dad died after Mercedes went 'airborne' on tragic test drive
A GRIMSBY Town star and his dad died after the car they were test-driving flipped upside down into a canal. Cameron Walsh, 16, and his dad David, 40, drowned after their Mercedes hit a pole and plunged into a canal at Tetney Lock, Lincolnshire, a court heard. Grimsby Town FCGrimsby Town youth team star Cameron Walsh, 16, and his father died in January last year[/caption] Dad David Walsh also died in the accidentPA MEN MediaThe inquest into their…
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