M5 crash: inquest into seven deaths near Taunton starts today
An inquest into the deaths of seven people killed in a massive motorway crash will begin today.
West Somerset coroner Michael Rose will resume the hearing following the trial last year of firework contractor Geoffrey Counsell.
Mr Counsell, who had been operating a display at the nearby Taunton rugby club, was cleared at Bristol Crown Court of breaching health and safety laws on the night of the accident on the M5 near Taunton in November 2011.
The 51-year-old said he believed the decision to…