By Miranda Aldersley For Mailonline
Published: 19:12 GMT, 21 February 2019 | Updated: 19:12 GMT, 21 February 2019
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A man and his pregnant wife who died in a horror smash with a coach had been chased by police for ten minutes, an inquest heard today.
Teenage couple Patrick McDonagh, 19, and his eight months pregnant wife Shauna, 18, were speeding on the wrong side of the A40 when they crashed head-on into the coach.
Officers had called off the pursuit shortly before the crash, which also killed the couple's unborn baby girl.
An inquest into their deaths was opened on Thursday in a brief 10-minute hearing at West London Coroners' Court.
Patrick and Shauna McDonagh (pictured) were pronounced dead at the scene on the A40 in London
Police were forced to screen the victims from public view after the deadly collision on February 10
Coroner Chinyere Inyama said: 'There was a police pursuit, a man and woman were travelling on the wrong side of the road and died in a head on collision.
'The crash happened on the A40 in east Acton at about 9pm on February 10.
'Shauna Marie McDonagh, who was 18 years old, and Patrick Christopher McDonagh, who was 19 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene.
'A third person who was travelling with them in the car was taken to hospital.
'A number of people were treated by paramedics at the scene. Two people from the coach were taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries.
'Police were pursuing the car for 10 minutes before terminating prior to the crash.
'A police helicopter was monitoring the progress of the pursuit prior to the crash.
Patrick and Shauna McDonagh were pronounced dead at the scene after being chased on the wrong side of the road following a burglary in Harrow, North London
The Acton collision following a police chase happened at around 9pm on February 10 on the A40 Westway, one of London's busiest roads
'The Met Police organisation, because of the circumstances, reported the incident to the IOPC on February 10.
'A post mortem was carried on Shauna Marie
