Two British men died in a car crash as they returned home from a night out following a race track event in Germany.
Robert Burden, 35, and Johnathan Stanton, 31, were caught up in the tragedy as their Seat Leon attempted to overtake a larger vehicle.
The car hit a bend and overturned a number of times on Bundesstrasse 258 in the western part of the country, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Mr Burden and Mr Stanton, both from Merseyside, died at the scene of the accident at 4.37am, on March 8.
The friends had been socialising in the early hours of the morning with a larger group with whom they had travelled to Germany with.
Car mechanic Mr Burden, who didn't drink, was the driver and cleaning contractor Mr Stanton was a rear seat passenger at the time of the accident.
A statement was read to Liverpool Coroner's Court today from Robert Schofield, who was the front seat passenger.
He recalled the collision left him walking down a country lane in shock.
No other cars witnessed the crash although Mr Burden's brother was following behind in another vehicle.
Coroner Anita Bhardwaj said there was limited evidence available because the crash had happened in Germany.
But she said sure traffic collision reports would have been completed by investigators in that country.
Asked to speak about her son by the coroner, Mr Burden's mum, told the hearing in Kirkdale: "Rob was my first born, he worked six days a week, Sunday was for his children.
"He never brought any trouble to my door, he was just lovely, a lovely man."
Cannabis was found in Mr Burden's system but Coroner Bhardwaj said it was impossible to know if that had affected his driving.
A conclusion of road traffic collision was recorded.
Friends have previously spoken about Mr Stanton and how he and his wife were "bringing up four beautiful children".
A fundraising effort managed to amass more than £4,000 to help the family pay the bills in the aftermath of the tragedy.
