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Bath tipper truck deaths: Inquest opened and adjourned | Bath tipper truck deaths: Inquest opened and adjourned |
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The inquest into the deaths of four people killed in a tipper truck crash in Bath has been opened and adjourned. | The inquest into the deaths of four people killed in a tipper truck crash in Bath has been opened and adjourned. |
Mitzi Steady, four, from Bath, Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, both from Swansea, and Robert Parker, 59, of Cwmbran, all died in the crash. | Mitzi Steady, four, from Bath, Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, both from Swansea, and Robert Parker, 59, of Cwmbran, all died in the crash. |
Mitzy was walking with her grandmother on Lansdown Lane when she was hit by the truck in February. The three others victims were in a taxi. | Mitzy was walking with her grandmother on Lansdown Lane when she was hit by the truck in February. The three others victims were in a taxi. |
Two men arrested in connection with the crash have been bailed by police. | Two men arrested in connection with the crash have been bailed by police. |
A 19-year-old man, believed to be tipper truck driver Philip Potter, was questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and manslaughter by gross negligence. | |
Another man, aged 28, was also arrested on suspicion of causing manslaughter by gross negligence. | |
Mitzi's grandmother was seriously injured in the crash on 9 February. | Mitzi's grandmother was seriously injured in the crash on 9 February. |
Coroner Maria Voisin, sitting at Flax Bourton near Bristol, adjourned the inquest pending the results of the police inquiry. | Coroner Maria Voisin, sitting at Flax Bourton near Bristol, adjourned the inquest pending the results of the police inquiry. |
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