Simple way to create and open new file

[joakim-hove]

For me a quite common situation is that I am editing a file quite deep into my directory structure like file1.rs in

$root/crate/src/module/file1.rs

I then want to create a new sibling file file2.rs in the same directory as file1.rs. I have not found a simple way to create that file, the alternatives I use are :o crate/src/module/file2.rs and just issuing a suitable touch command in the Shell. Both of these approaches feel a bit cumbersome - is there a simpler way?

Maybe a feature to suggest?

[postsolar]

:o <c-r>%<alt-backspace>?