Ellie Hunt
20 Mar 2024 · Coroner Alison Norton · York and North Yorkshire
The coroner's concerns
1. rear area passengers without restraint
“Evidence given during the inquest indicated that there is no legal obligation for seat belts to be fitted in the rear areas of motorhomes, for passengers to use when the vehicle is in motion. Whilst it was not possible to establish whether [name redacted] would have survived the impact if she had been wearing a seatbelt, as a wider point of public safety, I am concerned that adults and children over three years can travel in the rear areas of motorhomes without restraint, and that in doing”