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Bestival crash deaths 'accidental' Bestival crash deaths: Coroner raises 'tyre concerns'
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Three people who were killed when their coach crashed on the way home from a music festival, died as a result of an accident, a coroner has ruled. A coroner is to urge the government to look at the dangers of vehicle tyre age following a fatal crash involving a coach returning from a music festival.
Coach driver Colin Daulby, 63, and passengers Kerry Ogden, 23, and Michael Molloy, 18, were killed in the accident on the A3 in Surrey on 10 September. Driver Colin Daulby, 63, and passengers Kerry Ogden, 23, and Michael Molloy, 18, were killed in the accident on the A3 in Surrey on 10 September.
The coach was travelling from Bestival on the Isle of Wight to Merseyside when a tyre burst. The coach was travelling from Bestival on the Isle of Wight when the tyre, said to be nearly 20 years old, burst.
An expert told the inquest on Monday that the tyre was nearly 20 years old. Surrey inquest coroner Richard Travers recorded a verdict of accidental death.
He said the "catastrophic failure" of the 19-and-a-half-years-old tyre had caused the accident.
Mr Travers added: "The real explanation that this tyre failed so catastrophically is through age.
"I formally announce that I will be writing a rule-43 report to draw attention to the Minister for Transport of the very dangers caused by the fact that vehicles, be they private, commercial or public are legally able to drive on tyres without restriction on age and by reason of age are potentially in a perilous condition which there is no realistic means of detecting."
The coach, which was operated by Merseypride Travel, was full of friends who had left the north west for the festival five days earlier.The coach, which was operated by Merseypride Travel, was full of friends who had left the north west for the festival five days earlier.
Mr Daulby, from Warrington, Miss Ogden, of Maghull in Liverpool, and musician Mr Molloy, from Woolton in Liverpool, died from multiple injuries.Mr Daulby, from Warrington, Miss Ogden, of Maghull in Liverpool, and musician Mr Molloy, from Woolton in Liverpool, died from multiple injuries.
Many other passengers suffered serious injuries in the crash Many other passengers suffered serious injuries in the crash.