Families of six people killed in Glasgow's bin lorry tragedy will be able to continue their fight for compensation, a court has ruled.
A judge previously threw out a bid by Glasgow City Council to block the claims, on the grounds that they were time-barred.
The local authority challenged the ruling but three appeal court judges in Edinburgh upheld the previous decision.
Following the ruling last month, the relatives will now be able to continue their actions.
Six people were killed and 17 injured when a 26-tonne council bin lorry veered out of control in a busy Glasgow city centre, on December 22, 2014.
Driver Harry Clarke blacked out at the wheel and the lorry mounted the pavement, killing and injuring Christmas shoppers.
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Jacqueline Morton, 51, and Stephenie Tait, 29, from Glasgow, Erin McQuade, 18 and her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68 and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, from Dumbarton and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, lost their lives.
Eight relatives of victims are seeking compensation.
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