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First report 17 Sep 2019•Latest report 17 Sep 2019

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Reports
1

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Published responses
0%

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Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
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Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

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  1. West Yorkshire Eastern

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    Dr Jonathan Edward Ball · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    On 24 November 2018, Dr Jonathan Edward Ball died after his Skoda collided with a stationary 32-ton HGV on the A647 Stanningley bypass near Pudsey, Leeds. The substantive concerns related to the absence of advance warning equipment and emergency-service notification for the stranded HGV, and the limited visibility or resilience of its rear hazard warning lights.

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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 Whitelock Plant Ltd.; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure of HGV rear hazard warning lights to remain working and sufficiently conspicuous

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) The evidence of the other motorists on the A647 at the material time indicated that the rear offside hazard warning light was hard to see (or thought not to be working) thus giving the impression that the HGV was indicating to turn left (and thereby potentially confusing approaching motorists). In such circumstances there was no added resilience to the lights displayed, such as would have been provided by having duplicate indicator/hazard lights on the rear corners of the HGV. Given the arduous work of such vehicles and the propensity for the light to become dirty at the end of a working day, concern was expressed at the Inquest as to the danger which might be created in the event (a) the HGV broke down in a hazardous location and (b) the rear lights were not working or insufficiently conspicuous. ”
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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 Whitelock Plant Ltd.; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to train or instruct HGV drivers to report stranded vehicles to emergency services

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) The HGV driver had not been trained or instructed to contact the emergency services to report the foreseeable hazard created by his stranded HGV on a dual carriageway at night. The HGV was there for some 41 minutes before the fatal collision occurred (although the Inquest heard evidence there were several near misses before then). It was likely that when a mechanic did arrive at the scene the HGV would have been there for a further period before it was repaired or could have been towed to a safe location. In consequence, the police had no opportunity to guard the scene, position safety barrier or warning signs to alert approaching motorists of the hazard. ”
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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 Whitelock Plant Ltd.; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of an HGV warning device for alerting approaching motorists to a stranded vehicle

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) The HGV was not equipped with a device (such as a warning triangle) which the driver could have positioned some way before his stranded vehicle to warn oncoming motorists of the hazard presented by a stranded 32 ton HGV blocking one lane of a dual carriageway in darkness. ”
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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 Whitelock Plant Ltd.; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of duplicate rear indicator and hazard warning lights on HGVs

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) The evidence of the other motorists on the A647 at the material time indicated that the rear offside hazard warning light was hard to see (or thought not to be working) thus giving the impression that the HGV was indicating to turn left (and thereby potentially confusing approaching motorists). In such circumstances there was no added resilience to the lights displayed, such as would have been provided by having duplicate indicator/hazard lights on the rear corners of the HGV. Given the arduous work of such vehicles and the propensity for the light to become dirty at the end of a working day, concern was expressed at the Inquest as to the danger which might be created in the event (a) the HGV broke down in a hazardous location and (b) the rear lights were not working or insufficiently conspicuous. ”
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