A coronial inquest will start in Dunedin today, looking into the death of two people killed in a crash in the rural suburb of Outram

In 2019, 15-year-old Jayde Cummings, was the passenger in a ute when it ploughed through a Taieri Plain intersection and into the vehicle of Steven Macnee.

Both she and Macnee died.

The 17-year-old driver survived and was given an "absolute discharge" after admitting careless driving causing death.

Last year lawyers for Jayde Cummings' family filed a claim for 150-thousand dollars against the Dunedin City Council's maintenance of the road.