Charlotte Saunders
8 Jun 2026 · Coroner Lindsey Tonks · Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
This report repeats 2 earlier warnings. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. heavy traffic flow on busy bypass
“The ring road is a busy road with heavy, consistent traffic flow, this being a bypass around the town centre”
2. lack of pedestrian guardrails
“There is a purpose-built pedestrian walkway leading to the pavement on the outer side of the carriageway and an alleyway leading directly into the town centre on the other side”
3. absence of guardrails at primary crossing point
“There are no pedestrian guardrails either side of the carriageway at what appears to be a primary location used by people for their speed and convenience, to avoid the need to walk further to use the pedestrian crossings”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“There is no pedestrian crossing at, or in the vicinity of, Ramshead Approach in Leeds. The Ring Road (A6120) is a busy road in that particular area and is frequently”
This report
“There are no pedestrian guardrails either side of the carriageway at what appears to be a primary location used by people for their speed and convenience, to avoid the need to walk further to use the pedestrian crossings”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“heard police evidence that many pedestrians, by far the majority, when walking down Fountain Street then walked across Ball Haye Street at the 'Keep Clear' point because there was nothing to prevent them.”
This report
“There are no pedestrian guardrails either side of the carriageway at what appears to be a primary location used by people for their speed and convenience, to avoid the need to walk further to use the pedestrian crossings”