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Ellie Chappell

Ref: 2017-0198 Date: 14 Jun 2017 Coroner: Nicola Mundy Area: South Yorkshire (East) 1 response identified · 1 indexed addressee View PDF

AI-generated concerns summaryThe coroner noted the absence of warning signs for slippery road conditions on a specific stretch of road, despite numerous past incidents where this was a factor, potentially putting drivers at risk.

Date 14 Jun 2017

56-day deadline 22 Sep 2017 est. estimated from the Judiciary.uk publication date

Responses identified 1 of 1

Road (Highways Safety) related deaths

Coroner's concerns

AI summary

The coroner noted the absence of warning signs for slippery road conditions on a specific stretch of road, despite numerous past incidents where this was a factor, potentially putting drivers at risk.

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Coroner' $ Court and Office, Doncaster Court; College Road, Doncaster, DNI 3HS Tel 01302 737135 Fax 01302 736365 Jay The Jay will Crown

_ (1) Given the number of road traffic incidents on this stretch of road and the proportion which recorded the slippery road as factor, am concerned that the absence of any warning signs in this vicinity will put drivers at risk of incidents and death in the future.

Responses

1 respondent

Doncaster Borough Council

Local Authority

Indexed date: 14 Jun 2017 PDF

AI-classified response stance Action Planned

AI-generated response summary

• Arrangements are being made for the provision of warning signs. • The warning signs are anticipated to be installed by the end of September 2017.

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Dear Ms Mundy Ellie CHAPPELL (Deceased) DOB: 13.01.1995 DOD: 02.01.2017 refer to your Regulation 28 report dated 14 June 2017 and sent to Doncaster MBC, further to the conclusion of your inquest am Head of Service, with responsibilities for Waste and Highways Infrastructure at the Council: As you are aware, the Council was not a party to the inquest. Accordingly, on behalf of the Council; would like to firstly take the opportunity to express condolences to the family for the loss have suffered as a result of this tragic incident The Council has noted your concerns regarding the absence of signs to warn of the potential for slippery road conditions. We are not aware of any previous concerns being raised by South Yorkshire Police_ However; we are always willing to consider matters relating to road safety. Accordingly, in light of the concerns you have identffeed; can confirm that arrangements are being made for the provision of warning signs, and it is anticipated that these will be installed by the end of September 2017.

Report sections

Investigation and inquest

On 09/01/2017 commenced an investigation into the death of Ellie Chappell; 21_ The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 14 June 2017_ conclusion of the inquest was Road Traffic Collision. Ellie Chappell died on A614 Selby Road on 2nd January 2017 after hitting a patch of ice whilst driving her motor vehicle which led to loss of control of her vehicle_ The resultant collision led to catastrophic injuries and her immediate death from multiple traumatic head injuries

Circumstances of the death

Ellie Chappell was travelling along the A614 on the morning of the 2nd January 2017 at a moderate speed well within the prescribed speed limit for that stretch of carriageway During the course of negotiating a right-hand bend with a reduced speed commensurate with the icy road conditions, her vehicle struck a patch of ice causing her vehicle to rotate after which followed over correction of steering causing her to present the offside of her vehicle to a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction: She sustained extensive injuries with death being confirmed at the scene During the course of the hearing received evidence from of South Yorkshire Police who had investigated this matter. Part of his investigation included obtaining data on previous accidents on that stretch of carriageway and linformed me that since 2011 there had been 14 collisions on that stretch of road, four of which included serious injury: Two of those were on the same bend where Miss Chappell lost control and both these had slippery road as a factor: Of the others linformed me that five of those recorded incidents had slippery roads as a factor. He also described to me the location as having the road sheltered to an extent by surrounding bushes and trees before opening out into an unsheltered area which would be more prone t0 ice on the road. Given this information and in particular the statistics available from 2011, the absence of any warning of any slippery conditions on the stretch of carriageway and wintery conditions was of some concern. informed me that there are steps that can be taken to warn drivers of such impending hazards.

Action should be taken

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you have the power to take such action:

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Report details

Reference: 2017-0198
Date of report: 14 June 2017
Coroner: Nicola Mundy
Coroner area: South Yorkshire (East)

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Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 22 Sep 2017 (estimated from the Judiciary.uk publication date).

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Doncaster County Council

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