West Midlands Travel Limited

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First report 3 Oct 2018•Latest report 3 Oct 2018

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from West Midlands Travel Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Black Country

    AI-generated summary

    Mrs Tipper · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Mrs Tipper was struck by a bus while crossing near the junction of Poplar Road and Bearwood Road in Birmingham on 22 January 2018. She sustained severe crush injuries to her legs and later died in hospital; evidence at the inquest raised concern that the driver had developed a practice of focussing directly ahead with minimal eye contact when emerging from junctions.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Travel Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to maintain adequate visual awareness and eye contact with other drivers when emerging from junctions

    Wider context from the report

    “1. Evidence emerged during the inquest that the driver either through training or discussion with work colleagues had developed a practice of only focussing directly ahead with minimal eye contact with other drivers when emerging from junctions. It appears this was done so as not to give any other drivers an indication to pull out in front of his bus. ”
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