Jessica Baker
5 Oct 2023 · Coroner Andre Rebello · Liverpool and Wirral
The coroner's concerns
1. school commuter coach on motorway without seatbelt use
“This was a school commuter coach travelling on a motorway. It was constructed after 2001 and will have had seat belts fitted. Review of CCTV does not show the seatbelts were being used.”
2. driver not wearing seatbelt
“The driver did not appear to be wearing a seat belt”
3. lack of seatbelt use increasing fatality risk
“I take judicial notice that using seat belts can prevent some injury altogether, make inevitable injury less serve and reduce the risk of fatal injury”