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Kathleen Border

Ref: 2014-0095 Date: 4 Mar 2014 Coroner: David Horsley Area: Portsmouth & South East Hampshire Responses identified: 1 / 1 View PDF

Inadequate and unclear signage for parking areas led to a delivery vehicle reversing outside a designated zone, causing a fatal collision.

Date 4 Mar 2014
56-day deadline 29 Apr 2014 est.
Responses identified 1 of 1
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Coroner's concerns

AI summary
Inadequate and unclear signage for parking areas led to a delivery vehicle reversing outside a designated zone, causing a fatal collision.
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_ Mrs Border was struck by a delivery vehicle reversing out of a car parking The vehicle should have parked in a designated delivery area. Signage of the various parking areas in Northwood Square were not very prominent or clear.

Responses

1 respondent
Hanover
4 Jun 2014 PDF
Action Taken

Hanover has installed an extra sign to alert drivers to pedestrians and will remind residents and visitors to take care when walking behind parked vehicles via the estate newsletter. (AI summary)

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Dear Mr Horsley Mrs Kathleen Ethel BORDER Inquest am writing in response to your letter dated 4 March 2014_ sincerely apologise for the delay in replying: My resident Estate Manager at Northwood Square moved to another position at just about the same time as you wrote to us and have had a temporary manager covering the estate since that time and so it has taken a little longer to put arrangements in place than it normally would_ The delivery vehicle was parked in a short term bay, which is designed for any vehicle which is only going to be parked on site for a short term, i.e._delivering something, collecting a resident or dropping them off for instance. The bays are clearly marked as short term parking and pedestrians do not need to walk behind any vehicles parked there as there is & pathway in front of the bays which is accessible to all: Unfortunately sometimes residents and visitors do cut across behind vehicles as a 'short cut' _ Consequently, we have arranged for an extra sign to be fitted making anyone using those spaces aware that there is a danger of pedestrians in the area and to take care when reversing out of the spaces. This sign was fitted on 3 June 2014 We will also be reminding residents and their visitors to take care when walking behind any parked vehicles on the estate through the estate newsletter. Hangrct Housing Assoclutlan Exempl charioy industtial and Provldent Socicly Nu 16JZ4R, Hontes and Communities Agency No, L0071 Reglstered Olflce Hanaver House duidg" Cloze Stlnes 7WI8 ATB Member Independent Housing Ombuqaman Scheme bays

do hope that you will find these arrangements satisfactory and once again apologise for not keeping you updated

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Investigation and inquest
On 9th October 2013 commenced an investigation into the death of Kathleen Ethel Border: The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 7/h February 2014. The conclusion of the inquest was: Mrs Border had died due to an Accident: Medical cause of death Bronchopneumonia as a result of multiple fractures_
Circumstances of the death
On 13"h 2013, Kathleen Ethel Border, pedestrian; was struck by a reversing delivery vehicle in Northwood Square, Fareham , sustaining numerous fractures She was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital where her condition gradually deteriorated. She died at the hospital at 11.40 hours on 8th October 2013.
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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Reference
2014-0095
Date of report
4 March 2014
Coroner
David Horsley
Coroner area
Portsmouth & South East Hampshire

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: 29 Apr 2014 (estimated).

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Northwood Square

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