Source · Prevention of Future Deaths

Joshua Booth

Ref: 2015-0125 Date: 16 Mar 2015 Coroner: Stuart Fisher Area: Lincolnshire (Central) 1 response identified · 1 indexed addressee View PDF

AI-generated concerns summaryThe coroner identified that a subsided section of road was substandard and dangerous, requiring immediate repair and appropriate warning signage with an advisory speed limit. Further, dangerous posts at the roadside necessitated the erection of an Armco barrier.

Date 16 Mar 2015

56-day deadline 11 May 2015 est. estimated from the report date

Responses identified 1 of 1

Road (Highways Safety) related deaths

Coroner's concerns

AI summary

The coroner identified that a subsided section of road was substandard and dangerous, requiring immediate repair and appropriate warning signage with an advisory speed limit. Further, dangerous posts at the roadside necessitated the erection of an Armco barrier.

View full coroner's concerns

_ The subsided section of road is seriously substandard and a danger to passing motorists and formed a contributory factor to Mr Booth's death. The section of road requires immediate repair. Appropriate signage needs to be erected to warn of the imminent danger of the road subsidence. The signage needs to be closer to the section of road in question and should include an appropriate advisory speed limit

(III) The posts at the foot of the bank constitute & serious danger to vehicles leaving this section of road. An Armco barrier should be erected along this section of the road t0 provide security to passing motorists_ ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my opinion action should be taken t0 prevent future deaths and believe you ANDIOR your organisation have the power to take such action: YOUR RESPONSE You are under a to respond to this report within 56 of the date of this report;, namely by 2015. |, the coroner, may extend the period. Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action: Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.

Responses

1 respondent

Lincolnshire County Council

Local Authority

Indexed date: 11 May 2015 PDF

AI-classified response stance Action Taken

AI-generated response summary

• The subsided road section was levelled with bituminous material. • Temporary signage advising of an uneven road surface was erected and left in place. • An advisory speed limit of 40 mph is in place and signed accordingly.

View full response

Dear Mr Fisher , REGULATION 28 REPORT JOSHUA DAVID BOOTH (DECEASED) Thank you for your Regulation 28 Report dated 16 March 2015 issued following the inquest investigating the death of the late Mr Joshua David Booth: As required under Section 7 of your report; make the following response. The County Council in considering your concerns would respond as follows: The discrete section of road identified in your report which had been subject to subsidence has now been levelled with bituminous material to provide a more regular surface for the public 2 Signage exists at regular intervals along the section of Fodderdyke Bank between Stickney and Friskney: Temporary signage was erected which includes the area which has now been repaired: This signage advising of uneven road surface has been left in place and supplements the existing permanent signs. The "uneven road" signage in the area is subject to regular inspection and review. 3_ Following an earlier review there is an advisory speed limit of 40 mph on Fodderdyke Bank which is signed accordingly. 4 The posts at the foot of the Bank have been placed by the Drainage Board to provide structural support to the embankment and the road construction above. This type of support is standard practice and is present in numerous locations. Provision of Safety Barrier protection in this location now that the depression has been removed would increase the expectations for barriers in all other locations where toe piling has been placed. County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL [NVESTOR IN PEOPLE WWW_ lincolnshire gov.uk 3/4 May

Due to the nature of the embankments (constructed from a mixture of peat and silts in general) there is not enough strength to enable safety barriers to be erected without significant structural works to support the barrier. The cost of providing barriers would be excessive and divert resources from repairing the defects and failings in the road construction throughout the County and would not be best use of limited resources_ trust that the above response is satisfactory_

Similar PFD reports

Shared signals

Report details

Reference: 2015-0125
Date of report: 16 March 2015
Coroner: Stuart Fisher
Coroner area: Lincolnshire (Central)

Responses identified

Responses identified 1 of 1

All listed responses identified

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 11 May 2015 (estimated from the report date).

Sent to

Lincolnshire County Council

Source links

Judiciary.uk page → Report PDF →

Data: judiciary.uk.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.