John Hickmott
1 Dec 2025 · Coroner Adam Smith · Milton Keynes
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed streetlight repairs
“I am concerned at: 1) The timeliness of repairs being undertaken when streetlights are reported as not being lit; 2) The extent of monitoring of scheduled repairs to ensure timely repair; 3) The extent to which proactive inspections are undertaken by the Council to identify faulty streetlights, or blocks of lights, that may not have been reported to the Council.”
2. permanent streetlight outages on accident-prone stretch
“Several lamps on both sides of V11 are permanently out between the two Northfield Drive turnings" and that, "This is making this already accident-prone stretch of road more dangerous as the turnings are very dark”
3. dark road environment
“This is making this already accident-prone stretch of road more dangerous as the turnings are very dark.”