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| Bath truck crash: Manslaughter suspects arrested | |
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| Two men have been arrested over a tipper truck crash in Bath that left four people dead, including a four-year-old girl. | Two men have been arrested over a tipper truck crash in Bath that left four people dead, including a four-year-old girl. |
| The 30-tonne truck, which careered down Lansdown Lane hitting vehicles and pedestrians, crashed on 9 February. | The 30-tonne truck, which careered down Lansdown Lane hitting vehicles and pedestrians, crashed on 9 February. |
| A 19-year-old man, believed to be Philip Potter who was driving the truck, is being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
| Mitzi Steady died along with three men. Her grandmother remains critically ill. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police said the 19-year-old suspect and another man, 28, were being held on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. | Avon and Somerset Police said the 19-year-old suspect and another man, 28, were being held on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. |
| Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, from Swansea and Robert Parker, 59, of Cwmbran, also died when the truck overturned onto the Volvo car they were in. | |
| An investigation into what caused the truck to crash is continuing. Detectives are looking at the aggregate load it was carrying as well as any potential mechanical faults. | |
| Books of condolence have been opened in libraries at Bath and Weston, while tribute flowers have been left at a nearby church. | |
| On Sunday, Mitzi's family launched an online appeal to raise thousands pounds for the road safety charity, Brake. | |
| More than £6,500 has already been raised, which the family hopes can be put towards road safety improvements around the crash site. |