17 Jan 2025 Donald John Drummond MITCHELL · Prevention of Future Deaths report South Wales Central
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Concerns raised 1 Unsafe cyclist conditions along the A48 between Pyle and Ewenny View source
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Assess existing A48 speed limits against current Welsh local speed-limit guidance.
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Undertake speed surveys on both sides of the Wells Street junction with the A48.
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Review existing signs and road markings against current traffic-sign regulations and guidance.
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Continue studying high-level options for an active travel link alongside the A48 between Pïcton Court and Laleston roundabouts.
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Continue monitoring reported personal injury collision data to identify accident clusters and trends.
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Donald John Drummond MITCHELL · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Donald John Drummond Mitchell was cycling home from work on 17 December 2020 when he was struck by a vehicle on the A48 and suffered catastrophic head injuries. The concern was that the road between Ewenny and Pyle had a history of fatal and serious collisions, including collisions involving cyclists, and lacked an active travel route or modifications specifically supporting cyclist safety, creating a risk of future deaths unless action was taken.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Unsafe cyclist conditions along the A48 between Pyle and Ewenny
Wider context from the report “(1) Between 2015 and 2024, along the A48 between Pyle and Ewenny which is a 5.75 mile stretch of road, there have been 4 fatal collisions and 8 serious collisions. Of these collisions, 5 involved cyclists.
(2) On the basis of the evidence of the nature of the road between Ewenny roundabout and Pyle roundabout (which varies between a single and dual carriageway), the speed limit in place (which varies between 40mph and up to national speed limit), the current absence of an active travel route or modifications to the route to specifically cater for cyclist safety , along with the data available as to the number of collisions along this route relating to cyclist, I remain concerned that there is a risk of future deaths occurring along this route unless action is taken .
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PFD Monitor interpretation Assess existing A48 speed limits against current Welsh local speed-limit guidance.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Traffic Management Department has undertaken an internal desktop review followed by site assessments of the A48 between Ewenny Roundabout and Pyle Roundabout with the outcome as follows:” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Undertake speed surveys on both sides of the Wells Street junction with the A48.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Traffic Management Department has undertaken an internal desktop review followed by site assessments of the A48 between Ewenny Roundabout and Pyle Roundabout with the outcome as follows:” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Review existing signs and road markings against current traffic-sign regulations and guidance.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Traffic Management Department has undertaken an internal desktop review followed by site assessments of the A48 between Ewenny Roundabout and Pyle Roundabout with the outcome as follows:” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Continue studying high-level options for an active travel link alongside the A48 between Pïcton Court and Laleston roundabouts.
Verbatim wording from the response “The active travel department continue to undertake a study to provide high level options for an Active Travel Link alongside the A48 between Pïcton Court roundabout and Laleston Roundabout. The Council reviews and updates its list of strategic transport schemes annually and will present to Cabinet later this year with further information on timelines and funding for all projects.” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Continue monitoring reported personal injury collision data to identify accident clusters and trends.
Verbatim wording from the response “As part of our statutory functions and commitment to our communities and road safety, Bridgend County Borough Council continues to monitor personal injury collision data reported on the public highway to identify accident clusters and trends. Any treatable pattern of accidents identified will have proportional remedial measures put forward for funding and will be prioritised against other locations across the borough.” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Highway safety measures will be implemented where appropriate only if the threshold for accidents at individual sites is met.
Verbatim wording from the response “As part of our statutory functions and commitment to our communities and road safety, Bridgend County Borough Council continues to monitor personal injury collision data reported on the public highway to identify accident clusters and trends. Any treatable pattern of accidents identified will have proportional remedial measures put forward for funding and will be prioritised against other locations across the borough.” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Existing speed limits conform to Welsh guidance, which does not recommend speed limits for individual, isolated locations.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Existing speed limits have been assessed in line with current Setting Local Speed Limit in Wales (SLSLW) guidance. Considering the character and nature of this road the set speed limits conform to the SLSLW criteria, and the criteria does not recommend the use of speed limits to tackle individual, isolated locations.” Source location Response from Bridgend County Borough Council
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22 Feb 2017 Ashley Daniel Talbot · Prevention of Future Deaths report South Wales Central
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Concerns raised 6 Failure to provide safe separation between children crossing and other vehicles on the service road View source Lack of early-stage safety advice in school premises design and construction View source Lack of accountability among stakeholders for safe school premises design and construction View source Insufficient staff supervision of children boarding buses View source Failure to report near misses involving children and vehicles View source Inadequate service road and bus bay design for end-of-day child transport View source See 3 more concerns
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised. 8
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Promote near-miss reporting through the Council’s accident procedure and headteacher forums.
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Monitor school supervision arrangements, including supervision checks in the traffic-management checklist.
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Create a new bus drop-off area on the access road.
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Implement identified physical traffic-management works, including additional crossings, barriers and bollards.
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Establish multidisciplinary design boards and integrate traffic safety, highway and infrastructure-cost considerations into new-school projects.
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Extend the school bus bay to accommodate seven buses.
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Implement a school-site lockdown and controlled bus movements during pupil boarding and alighting.
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Observe and document internal and external traffic-management arrangements at all schools.
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Ashley Daniel Talbot · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Ashley Daniel Talbot, a 15-year-old pupil, was struck by a school minibus shortly after 3pm on 10 December 2014 while running to catch his bus and died at the scene. The concerns identified deficiencies in the school service road and bus bay, inadequate staff supervision, unreported near misses, and a lack of accountability among stakeholders involved in the school’s design and construction.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to provide safe separation between children crossing and other vehicles on the service road
Wider context from the report “(1) The evidence revealed clear deficiencies in relation to the design of the “service road” leading up to the school. This included the construction of a “bus bay” which was inadequate for the number of vehicles required to transport children from the school at the end of the school day. As a direct result of this buses were parked outside the designated bus bay on the service road necessitating children to cross the road which was, at the time of the accident, being used by other vehicles such as staff vehicles, visitors vehicles and school vehicles . This created a highly dangerous situation which resulted in the loss of life. The evidence also revealed that there had been several “near misses” which appeared to have gone unreported.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bridgend County Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of early-stage safety advice in school premises design and construction
Wider context from the report “(3) The wider investigation revealed that there was a clear lack of accountability between the various stakeholders in the design and construction of the school premises to ensure that a safe facility was constructed. Appropriate Safety Advice at an early stage , the evidence showed, would have reduced the likelihood of injury or death .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bridgend County Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of accountability among stakeholders for safe school premises design and construction
Wider context from the report “(3) The wider investigation revealed that there was a clear lack of accountability between the various stakeholders in the design and construction of the school premises to ensure that a safe facility was constructed . Appropriate Safety Advice at an early stage, the evidence showed, would have reduced the likelihood of injury or death.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bridgend County Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Insufficient staff supervision of children boarding buses
Wider context from the report “(2) At the time of the accident there was insufficient staff supervision of children boarding buses at the end of the school day . Given the issues with the site, which the evidence indicated had been raised when the school was still under construction and before it opened in 2008, the number and position of staff was inadequate to ensure children boarded their buses safely .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bridgend County Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to report near misses involving children and vehicles
Wider context from the report “(1) The evidence revealed clear deficiencies in relation to the design of the “service road” leading up to the school. This included the construction of a “bus bay” which was inadequate for the number of vehicles required to transport children from the school at the end of the school day. As a direct result of this buses were parked outside the designated bus bay on the service road necessitating children to cross the road which was, at the time of the accident, being used by other vehicles such as staff vehicles, visitors vehicles and school vehicles. This created a highly dangerous situation which resulted in the loss of life. The evidence also revealed that there had been several “near misses” which appeared to have gone unreported .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bridgend County Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Inadequate service road and bus bay design for end-of-day child transport
Wider context from the report “(1) The evidence revealed clear deficiencies in relation to the design of the “service road” leading up to the school . This included the construction of a “bus bay” which was inadequate for the number of vehicles required to transport children from the school at the end of the school day . As a direct result of this buses were parked outside the designated bus bay on the service road necessitating children to cross the road which was, at the time of the accident, being used by other vehicles such as staff vehicles, visitors vehicles and school vehicles. This created a highly dangerous situation which resulted in the loss of life. The evidence also revealed that there had been several “near misses” which appeared to have gone unreported.
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How this respondent action was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Promote near-miss reporting through the Council’s accident procedure and headteacher forums.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Corporate Health and Safety Team has promoted near-miss reporting within the current accident procedure across the Council. This was promoted with all headteachers at their forum meetings.” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Monitor school supervision arrangements, including supervision checks in the traffic-management checklist.
Verbatim wording from the response “The supervision of the children falls under the responsibility of the school. The Council has monitored all schools’ supervision arrangements during their observations by health and safety” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Create a new bus drop-off area on the access road.
Verbatim wording from the response “The bus bay has been extended and can now accommodate seven buses. If there are changes to the number of buses required, this will be reviewed to ensure the space remains sufficient. The school site is now also subject to a lockdown, with no vehicles being allowed to enter or move around the site until the children have alighted/boarded the buses. Buses are only permitted to arrive/leave under controlled operation. A new drop-off area has been created on the access road (Ffordd Dysgu).” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Implement identified physical traffic-management works, including additional crossings, barriers and bollards.
Verbatim wording from the response “Following this incident, the traffic management arrangements at all schools in the Borough were observed by Health and Safety Officers and Road Safety Officers. Both internal and external arrangements at the school were observed and documented. Advice was provided to all headteachers at their forum meetings and a checklist was developed to assist them in monitoring their current arrangements. A programme of works was identified for the physical environment which is currently being implemented. Examples of work undertaken at these locations included extra crossings, the installation of additional barriers and bollards. Works were also carried out at Maesteg Comprehensive School.” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Establish multidisciplinary design boards and integrate traffic safety, highway and infrastructure-cost considerations into new-school projects.
Verbatim wording from the response “The design project board for any new school build is now a multi-discipline team including designers, clients, highways road safety staff and health and safety officers. The project is now planned more strategically and with a holistic view. Early consideration is given to traffic management arrangements both internal and external for any new schools. Advice is sought at an options appraisal stage to ensure any potential highway issues are identified prior to a site being chosen. Infrastructure costs, including works to highways and on-site parking/drop-off arrangements, are now included in the overall costs of the budget. Once a site is identified and design is underway, the project board maintains a link with the on-site management of the build.” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Extend the school bus bay to accommodate seven buses.
Verbatim wording from the response “The bus bay has been extended and can now accommodate seven buses. If there are changes to the number of buses required, this will be reviewed to ensure the space remains sufficient. The school site is now also subject to a lockdown, with no vehicles being allowed to enter or move around the site until the children have alighted/boarded the buses. Buses are only permitted to arrive/leave under controlled operation. A new drop-off area has been created on the access road (Ffordd Dysgu).” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Implement a school-site lockdown and controlled bus movements during pupil boarding and alighting.
Verbatim wording from the response “The bus bay has been extended and can now accommodate seven buses. If there are changes to the number of buses required, this will be reviewed to ensure the space remains sufficient. The school site is now also subject to a lockdown, with no vehicles being allowed to enter or move around the site until the children have alighted/boarded the buses. Buses are only permitted to arrive/leave under controlled operation. A new drop-off area has been created on the access road (Ffordd Dysgu).” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Observe and document internal and external traffic-management arrangements at all schools.
Verbatim wording from the response “Following this incident, the traffic management arrangements at all schools in the Borough were observed by Health and Safety Officers and Road Safety Officers. Both internal and external arrangements at the school were observed and documented. Advice was provided to all headteachers at their forum meetings and a checklist was developed to assist them in monitoring their current arrangements. A programme of works was identified for the physical environment which is currently being implemented. Examples of work undertaken at these locations included extra crossings, the installation of additional barriers and bollards. Works were also carried out at Maesteg Comprehensive School.” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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PFD Monitor interpretation Responsibility for supervising children rests with the school, although the Council monitors schools’ supervision arrangements.
Verbatim wording from the response “The supervision of the children falls under the responsibility of the school. The Council has monitored all schools’ supervision arrangements during their observations by health and safety” Source location Ashley-Talbot-Response
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