His family said his smile ‘lit up every room’
An 18-year-old died of “traumatic” injuries after a crash involving a bus and car, an inquest has heard. Nojukas Korzeniauskas, from March, died after he was driving a silver Mazda MX-5 along the A47 at Guyhirn and collided with a Scania double decker bus at around 2.45pm on May 31, 2025.
The Mazda veered off into a verge, while the double decker bus fell onto its near side on the side of the road. The Mazda then caught fire and Nojukas was declared dead at the scene.
An inquest into Nojukas’s death was held yesterday (Wednesday, January 7) at Lawrence Court in Huntingdon. It was led by Coroner Simon Milburn. Details of Nojukas’s post-mortem were first read out to the court. From CT scans, it showed that Nojuskas suffered “massive blunt force trauma to the chest” which was likely caused by “injury to the heart or aorta due to massive blood loss”.
The inquest also heard Nojukas suffered multiple rib fractures and an injury to his right hand and wrist. His cause of death was concluded as a “massive hemorrhage due to traumatic injury to the heart or aorta”.
Coroner Milburn read out a toxicology report that showed there was evidence of cocaine and cannabis in Nojukas’s system. The report said the drugs can act as a stimulant for “risk taking behaviour”.
A statement from the East of England Ambulance Service was then read out. It confirmed the service was called to the A47 at around 3pm on May 31.
On arrival, ambulance staff found the fire service dealing with the silver Mazda, which was alight. The report said it was “unsafe” for ambulance staff to approach.
Once the scene was made safe, the ambulance staff found a “young male inside” and he was confirmed dead. A report from Cambridgeshire Police was then read out.
The inquest heard that Nojukas was travelling along the A47 and for an “unknown reason”, he went across the central carriageway line and was “straggling” in both lanes. This led to Nojuskas’s Mazda colliding with the bus, which was holding 26 passengers.
The report said the driver of the bus had more than 40 years of driving experience. It also stated some of the passengers on the bus suffered minor injuries. The report also said the Mazda was travelling 60mph, while the bus was travelling 50mph. A witness statement was read out from the bus driver.
The inquest heard the bus driver was travelling a route he was “familiar” with between Peterborough and King’s Lynn. As he approached a bend along the road, he said the Mazda “came across the central line”, leading the bus to swerve out of the way.
The car then hit the bus, before it ended up in a ditch. Other witness statements, which include bus passengers and drivers behind the bus, recount seeing the Mazda “straggling” the two lanes, before colliding with the bus.
A vehicle examiner investigator found there were “some defects” to the Mazda, but it was “not likely it contributed to the collision”. Coroner Milburn drew up his conclusion and said there was “no evidence” the bus driver was driving inappropriately.
He added that Nojuskas took an “incorrect cross” which led to the collision, but the reason was “unknown” why he did this. Coroner Milburn said it was “most likely” he could have been “distracted” or it was an “inattention to driving”, but said this was “only speculation.”
Coroner Milburn concluded Nojuskas died of an “abdominal hemorrhage caused by traumatic chest injury” as a result of a road traffic collision. Nojuskas’s family paid tribute to him after his death.
They described him as a man who was “full of endless love”. They added: “Our dearest Nojukas, you were always our light, our joy, our pride, a part of our hearts. Your smile lit up every room, and your laughter was music to our home.
“Though your journey here was far too short, your presence was a miracle full of endless love. We – your mama, dad, and brother – say goodbye not as to someone gone, but to someone who will always remain with us – in our memories, our dreams, our hearts.”
