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Inadequate street lighting at junction

Closely relatedConfidence 0.86 · high5 reports · 2014–2023 One-page brief (print or PDF)

Warwickshire County Council received 5 coroners' reports about this hazard between 24 Mar 2014 and 10 Nov 2023.

They came from 4 different coroners. A similar concern was raised again 4 times after the first warning.

A published response was found for 3 of the 4 earlier reports, stating 2 specific actions.

5
reports
4
different coroners
2014–2023
years
0.86
lowest link confidence

The story, report by report

Spacing grows with the time between reports.

  1. First warning

    Sean Morley↗

    24 Mar 2014 · David Clark · Warwickshire

    “There are no signs warning pedestrians or cyclists of the dangers of using the road. There are no street lights. The speed limit on the road is 7Omph. There is no barrier or other protective features between the vehicular traffic and pedestrians”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Warwickshire County Council responded, stating 1 specific action.Response (PDF) ↗

    “The feasibility study is expected to be completed by the end of September 2014.”

    Stated timescale: end of September 2014

    Web search (Tavily): No evidence found either way

    Worsening pedestrian space in the name of safety ↗
  2. 1 year 1 month later

    Raised again · 1st time

    Julios Catachanas↗

    1 May 2015 · S McGovern · Warwickshire

    Closely relatedConfidence 0.86 · higha different coroner
    “| was concemed that street lighting was not present at this junction”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Warwickshire County Council responded, stating 1 specific action.Response (PDF) ↗

    “The County Council has taken very seriously your report and the concerns raised in it. I do hope that through the measures the Council is proposing to implement you, and the family of Mr [name redacted], can be assured of the County Council's commitment to reducing the number of such tragedies in the future.”

    Stated timescale: this financial year

    Web search (Tavily): No evidence found either way

    Warwickshire County Council ↗
  3. 3 years 1 month later

    Raised again · 2nd time

    Neil Jones↗

    25 May 2018 · Sean McGovern · Warwickshire

    Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
    “In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths wilf occur unless action is taken.”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Warwickshire County Council responded.Response (PDF) ↗

  4. 4 months later

    Raised again · 3rd time

    Laila Habibi and Daniel Ghafuri↗

    13 Sept 2018 · Sean McGovern · Warwickshire

    Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
    “that this road is a regular diversion route from the M1 motorway hence periodically, receives usually large volumes of traffic (3) an absence of an illuminated 'single carriageway' warning sign”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Repeated from the earlier report:roadtrafficwarning

    No published response from Warwickshire County Council was found for this report.

  5. 5 years 2 months later

    Raised again · 4th time

    Mason Williams↗

    10 Nov 2023 · Michaela Blackmore · Warwickshire

    Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
    “The street lighting along Trinity Road, Piccadilly, nr Kingsbury was not illuminated at the time of the Road Traffic Collision due to a fault.”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Repeated from the earlier report:streetlighting

    Warwickshire County Council responded.Response (PDF) ↗

  6. All reports to Warwickshire County Council

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Source: Prevention of Future Deaths reports and responses published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary at judiciary.uk. Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 26 Oct 2026.

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