George Punton

On the 29th June 2016 concluded the Inquest into death of George Hedley Punton who died on the 3rd December 2015 at Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Bristol. An investigation was commencedby my colleague Coroner Avon on 7th December 2015 and the conduct of the Investigation into his death was transferred to me following which opened George's Inquest on the 16th December 2015 at which time upon being satisfied as regards identification duly released his body back to his family following an examination after death. My conclusion at Inquest was that George had died as a result of road traffic collision which had occurred on the 21* of November 2015 in the village of Lockeridge, Wiltshire

The road traffic incident involving George occurred at approximately 1044 on Saturday 21 November 2015; George was a pedestrian who was walking his along the nearside of C38 in the village of Lockeridge , Wiltshire (OS ref 148677 more likely than not heading south_ George was struck by a Vauxhall Zafira travelling in the same direction through the village. The collision caused George to strike the nearside windscreen and "A' pillar of the Zafira which resulted in George sustaining a serious head injury: The driver of the Zafira more likely than not was blinded by the sudden appearance of sunlight through a in the tree-line and as a consequence was not aware of George's presence on the nearside of the road. exact point where the driver would have been affected by the sun is unclear but it more than not was approximately just short of 30m the northern most give way markings at the junction with Ryles Lane_ The precise speed the Zafira was travelling was unknown but was not Iikely to have exceeded 25 mph at the time of the collision As a result of the collision George was taken to Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym where he died as a result of his head injury on 3 December 2015. the Trym, dog grid gap The likely from

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