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A young newlywed father was killed instantly in a likely suicide after speeding 60mph head on into a fire engine, an heard.
Tragic Darren Harvey, 25, had  to bride Becki, 22, just seven weeks earlier but struggled with 'demons' and threatened to kill himself.
Moments before jumping in his car, the dad-of-two told his  "Wouldn't it be nice to die doing something you love?"

He ignored Ms Harvey's attempts to block him getting behind the wheel of his Ford Puma, as she screamed and smashed on the window of the car over fears of what he was about to do.
But he drove off shortly after telling her: "Just let me kill myself, I can't cope, I hate my head."
Just seven weeks earlier, the pair had celebrated their wedding nearby in Ashurst where he had planned a 'long and happy' life with his new wife.

An inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court, Hants, was shown footage of a dashboard camera on the fire engine showing dad-of-two Mr Harvey's car veer into the middle of the road.

A young newlywed father was killed instantly in a likely suicide after speeding 60mph head on into a fire engine, an  heard.
Tragic Darren Harvey, 25, had to bride Becki, 22, just seven weeks earlier but struggled with 'demons' and threatened to kill himself.
Moments before jumping in his car, the dad-of-two told his  "Wouldn't it be nice to die doing something you love?"
He ignored Ms Harvey's attempts to block him getting behind the wheel of his Ford Puma, as she screamed and smashed on the window of the car over fears of what he was about to do.
But he drove off shortly after telling her: "Just let me kill myself, I can't cope, I hate my head."
Just seven weeks earlier, the pair had celebrated their wedding nearby in Ashurst where he had planned a 'long and happy' life with his new wife.
An inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court, Hants, was shown footage of a dashboard camera on the fire engine showing dad-of-two Mr Harvey's car veer into the middle of the road.

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Tragic: The scene of the fatal accident on the A337 where newlywed Darren Harvey died

It collided with the engine, which veered right on the unlit road into greenery, while Mr Harvey - who was not wearing a seatbelt - died instantly as his 
The car mechanic from Southampton had suffered from depression and anger management problems and attempted to take his own life in the past.