Two British tourists killed on holiday when their quad bike crashes into Turkish hotel bus

Two British tourists were killed when their quad bike crashed into a “hotel bus” in Turkey, their family have revealed.

Matthew Steward and Cory Dove, both 26, died when their quad bike crashed in Fethiye, southwest Turkey, in the early hours of May 14.

The friends, from Harwich, Essex, suffered “multiple traumatic injuries” and died almost immediately, an inquest at Essex coroner’s court in Chelmsford heard on Wednesday.

Mr Dove was driving the bike with Mr Steward as his passenger, the inquest heard.

Speaking after the inquest, Mr Steward’s parents, Lisa and Gavin, said they had only found out the full details of the incident after travelling to Turkey.

‘Absolutely devastated’

They said they had been “lied to”, as they were initially told the men had collided with a bus, but were later told that it was a “hotel bus”.

Mrs Steward urged people to avoid “dangerous quad bikes” and said her family is “absolutely devastated”.

Mr Steward, who worked at a local electrical manufacturing company, and Mr Dove were on holiday with their families when the fatal crash happened.

Mr Steward and his partner, Dannielle Rose, had travelled with her six-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Ruby, and their son Roman, three, Mailonline reported.

Ms Rose, 24, who is a carer, said the two men left the hotel to visit a shop on the quad bike on the night of May 13.

She later received a call from the authorities telling her they were dead and asking her and Mr Dove’s partner to identify the bodies.

Fundraiser

Turkish authorities are understood to be investigating.

Ms Rose and Mr Steward’s family have started a fundraiser to buy a headstone, as well as cover legal costs.

A spokesman for Jet2 said: “Our teams provided full support and assistance to Ms Rose following this tragic incident, and we continue to offer our heartfelt sympathies to all of the families and friends of the deceased.

“Following the incident, our teams were present to assist with translating instructions on behalf of the Turkish authorities.”