RSA on alert after man appears in court a year on from M5 crash
RSA will "continue to monitor matters closely" after the provider of a fireworks display at Taunton Rugby Club was charged with seven counts of manslaughter following a pile-up on the M5 last November.
Seven people died and 51 were injured in the 34-vehicle crash which occurred during a fireworks display in a field close to the motorway at the RSA-insured rugby club.
Geoffrey Counsell, 50, from
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