A mother who died when she lost control of her car in which her two young children were passengers was not wearing a seat belt, an inquest heard.

Laura Kinrade, aged 27, died instantly when she lost control of her Vauxhall Astra at the exit to a bend on the A3 Lezayre Road outside Ramsey in an area known as the Conker Fields.

The vehicle hit a tree and spun violently around clockwise, the force ejecting her from her seat, over the heads of her children, and through the rear window. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Miraculously, her four-year-old daughter Brooke and seven-year-old son Harley escaped serious injury in the accident that took place on evening of Sunday, October 30 last year.

The inquest heard that the road, which had a 50mph limit, had just been resurfaced. Accident investigator Constable Andrew Greaves said the new surface appeared greasy and sections could be lifted ’almost like carpet’ - although this was mainly at the edges.

Skid tests found the road resistance to be below the level expected of a fully dry surface in good condition but not significantly below.

Nevertheless, Coroner John Needham said he would write to the director of highways recommending that ’slippery road’ signs should be erected while a new road surface was ’bedding in’.

But he added: ’I’m not saying that would have made a difference.’

The inquest heard upsetting evidence from witnesses at the accident scene who told how Laura’s children had asked after their mother, Harley saying ’Where’s my mummy?’.

He told paramedics that the car had ’spun round and round’ and when it stopped his sister’s car seat was on top him but he had managed to get her out of the car. He had a sore knee while Brooke had abrasions to her chin and neck caused by her seat belt.

Both were treated at Noble’s Hospital for their injuries.

Laura had told friends earlier she was taking the children to the shops and then back home for bath-time before school next day.

CCTV footage was shown of the family pulling up at the petrol station in Ramsey and going into the shop shortly before the tragic collision.

Accident investigations concluded that their mother had not been wearing a seat belt and Constable Greaves estimated that the car had been travelling over 50mph.

Tests showed the Astra had no mechanical defects.

The inquest heard the deceased, who lived at The Bretney, Jurby, had been treated for anxiety and mild depression and traces of prescribed medication were found in her body, but not at a level that would necessarily have impaired her driving.

She also had alcohol in her system but the Coroner concluded it was not possible to say for sure whether she was over the limit at the time of the accident.

Recording a verdict of accidental death, he said he was not in a position to say why she had lost control.

He gave his condolences to Laura’s mother and other relatives who attended the inquest, and described her as a ’much-loved family member’.