Inquests have been opened into the deaths of three people killed in a crash on the A47 near King's Lynn.

Paul Carter, 41, his wife Lisa Carter, 49, and her daughter Jade Mace, 25, died when the Vauxhall Mokka they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a BMW X5 at Constitution Hill, near the Hardwick Roundabout.

All three, who lived at Albert Avenue in Gedney,  Lincolnshire, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at around 7.40pm on Sunday, January 15.

Opening the inquests at Norfolk Coroner's Court on Monday, coroner Jacqueline Lake said the cause of death for each had been confirmed by a pathologist as multiple injuries caused by a road traffic collision.

Mrs Lake adjourned the inquests for a review on July 17.

Aurelijus Cielevicius, 39, of John Street, King's Lynn, has been charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. 

He has been remanded in custody to appear before Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday, February 14.