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<p>The decision to consult was taken before the Coroner’s Inquest into the tragic
collision on 16 September 2017. It was based on the emerging body of evidence, collated
by the Department for Transport, over several years including that obtained from vehicle
inspections and the important new research commissioned in January 2018.</p><p>The
Department also commissioned an independent examiner in relation to the tyre implicated
in the collision of 16 September 2017. The Department became aware of new evidence
implicating tyre ageing directly in the cause of the collision on 21 February 2019,
evidence with which the Department's independent examiner concurred. The analysis
from the independent experts included as testimony at the inquest formed an important
contribution to the Department's emerging evidence base. Ministers were informed of
this new evidence on 22 February 2019</p>
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