A teenager died as he crossed a busy dual carriageway just a day after he reportedly found out that he would not be prosecuted over an alleged attack on his love rival.

Harry Butler was twice the drink-drive limit as he ran across the A303 dual carriageway at Andover, Hampshire, with two friends when he was struck by a Fiat motorhome.

An inquest in Winchester heard that the 18-year-old was killed in the crash on September 16, while friend Ashley Wells suffered "life-changing injuries" and was still in hospital.

A third friend, Gabrielle Jacobs, managed to escape being hit by the vehicle by "sprinting" across the trunk road, which links Hampshire with the West Country.

It has been reported that Mr Butler was informed a day prior to the accident that no further action would be taken against him in relation to an incident in which his ex-girlfriend's new partner fell from a balcony.

A Hampshire police spokesman refused to comment but the force previously told MailOnline: "No action is to be taken against an 18-year-old youth who was released without charge. We consulted with the CPS."

Miss Jacobs said that she had been drinking beer and lager at Mr Butler's home before they left to meet friends and said Mr Butler had led them to the A303 saying it was a short-cut.

She said that she had not been aware that there was a road bridge just 150 metres away as well as an underpass 200 metres away.

She said Mr Butler, who she described as being like a brother to her, gave them a signal to cross and she ran without looking but he and Mr Wells hesitated.

Miss Jacobs said: "I heard a horn beeping, then a noise I can only describe as a gun shot. I couldn't see them as they had been hit by the vehicle.

"They were lying tangled up in the lane."

She added: "I have been thinking of the driver that hit Harry and Ashley and it was not their fault at all, we decided to cross the road on a main road, that was not sensible at all."

Richard Pugh, from Sherborne, Dorset, who was driving the Fiat camper van, said he suddenly saw three figures in front of him.

He said: "I am just sorry it happened, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Pathologist Dr Adnan Al-Badri said that Mr Butler had died of multiple injuries caused by the accident.

He said that toxicology tests showed that he was twice the alcohol drink-driving limit with 162mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood - the legal limit is 80mg.

Recording a verdict of death caused by a road traffic collision, coroner Grahame Short said: "Apart from the death of the teenager involved, this incident has affected the lives of many other people.

"Miss Jacobs was very fortunate to survive but has been deeply traumatised and Mr Wells has suffered life-changing injuries and is still in hospital as a consequence of these injuries."