Two men from Merseyside were killed 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, tragically died in the collision as the Seat Leon they were in negotiated an overtaking manoeuvre past a larger vehicle.
The car hit a bend and overturned a number of times, coming to rest on an adjacent bank on BundesstraBe 258, within the Germarkung area of the country.
Both men, Mr Burden, from Halewood, and Mr Stanton, from St Helens, sadly died at the scene of multiple injuries.
The friends had been part of a larger group of men who had gone abroad for the motor event, and they had been socialising in the early hours of the morning.
When they decided to leave, car mechanic Mr Burden, who didn't drink, was the driver and cleaning contractor Mr Stanton was a rear seat passenger.
A statement was read to Liverpool Coroner's Court today from Robert Schofield, who was the front seat passenger.
He recalled it was 4.37am, on March 8, when the accident took place and after the collision it left him walking down a country lane in shock.
No other cars witnessed the crash, it was heard, although Mr Burden's brother was following behind in another vehicle.
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Coroner Anita Bhardwaj said there was limited evidence available because the crash had happened in Germany, but she was 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 body, 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.
Pals described them as "an amazing family."
