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Driver in A11 Halloween horror crash was 14 times ecstasy limit

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17.09.2025

Sara Pancas died on November 5 last year at the age of 38, two days after crashing her newly-bought Mini into a tree alongside the A11 at Ketteringham.

Her housemate Sara Ribeiro, who was a backseat passenger in the car, died at the scene. She was 29.

Sara Ribero. left and Sara Pancas, right(Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

On Monday September 15, details of the tragedy were revealed at inquests into the deaths of both women at Norfolk Coroner's Court.

The court heard that the pair, who were both born in Portugal and shared a flat in Thetford, had attended a Halloween party at Kudos nightclub in Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, before returning in the early hours.

But shortly after they passed the Thickthorn Roundabout, Ms Pancas struck the kerb before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into a tree, with investigators estimating she had been travelling at around 47mph at the........

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