Frederick Dudley
16 Aug 2017 · Coroner Margaret Jones · Staffordshire (South)
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. pedestrian crossing at uncontrolled location
“The deceased had alighted from a bus and was crossing the very busy A449 dual carriageway at an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing point. The crossing is : 1. On a bend 2. Obscured by a brick wall in the centre of the carriageway. 3. The speed limit changes from 40 mph to 60 mph 260m prior to the crossing. 4. Uncontrolled. 5. Adjacent or very near to a public house, an elderly care home, a housing estate, a bus layby and a road junction. In this case the view of the pedestrian was obscured by”
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”
This report
“The deceased had alighted from a bus and was crossing the very busy A449 dual carriageway at an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing point. The crossing is :”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.