Eden Bunn, 16, was found in a car that became submerged in the River Nene after a crash
An inquest has opened after a teenage girl died when a car crashed into a Cambridgeshire river. A blue Volkswagen Polo containing five teenagers crashed into the River Nene on North Brink, Wisbech, at around 8.20pm on March 17.
Three teenagers, including two girls aged 16 and an 18-year-old boy, managed to escape the car. However, the driver Declan Berry, 18, and Eden Bunn, 16 and from Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, died as a result of the crash.
The inquest into Eden’s death was opened on Thursday (May 14) by Coroner Elizabeth Gray at Vantage House in Huntingdon. The cause of Eden’s death was confirmed to be a head injury as a result of a road traffic collision.
The inquest heard Eden was a passenger in a car that “left the nearside” of North Brink and “became submerged” in the water on March 17. The vehicle was then recovered and Eden was found in it on March 18. Coroner Gray adjourned Eden’s inquest to November 26, 2026.
At the time of her death, Eden’s family paid tribute to her. Eden’s family described her as the “kindest” and “most loving girl”. They added: “Her horses – Daisy and Dolly – were her world, and she was ours. Words cannot describe the tragedy that will stay with us until we are able to meet her again.”
The inquest into Declan Berry’s death has not yet opened.
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