Jane BENNETT · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 6 Feb 2025•Northamptonshire

Published report and response evidence

This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
3

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 3 recipients

Stated actions
5

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Hazardous difficulty manoeuvring at the junction of St Johns Road, Tiffield and the A43 Northamptonshire
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate control of recurring collision risks at hazardous road locationsPart of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctionsPart of recurring concern: Unsafe road design and layout

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.5

  1. National Highways

    Develop and construct the 2026 A43 renewals scheme, including carriageway resurfacing, line-marking repainting and replacement reflective road studs through to St John’s Road junction.

  2. National Highways

    Carry out planned summer 2025 minor surfacing works, including refreshed eastbound road markings and reflective road studs through the junction.

  3. National Highways

    Complete the annual personal-injury-collision assessment to identify locations for detailed investigation and potential safety improvements.

  4. National Highways

    Investigate including vegetation clearance in the summer 2025 works to improve visibility at the junction.

  5. National Highways

    Investigate potential junction improvements, such as signage, as part of the A43 renewals scheme scoping.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. National Highways

    The junction does not rank highly as a safety problem location, so detailed investigations for a potential safety improvement scheme have not been prioritised.

    Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Hazardous difficulty manoeuvring at the junction of St Johns Road, Tiffield and the A43 Northamptonshire

Wider context from the report

“The junction of St Johns Road, Tiffield and the A43 Northamptonshire is very difficult to manoeuvre. Witnesses who attended at the inquest gave evidence to the effect that unless some changes are made there are likely to be further accidents/or fatalities. I concur with this view. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate control of recurring collision risks at hazardous road locations; Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions; Unsafe road design and layout.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Develop and construct the 2026 A43 renewals scheme, including carriageway resurfacing, line-marking repainting and replacement reflective road studs through to St John’s Road junction.

Verbatim wording from the response

“National Highways currently have a renewals scheme programmed for 2026/2027 which includes resurfacing, road markings, road studs, vegetation clearance, and drainage for sections of the A43 including St John’s junction.”

Source location

Response from National Highways
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Published 7 February 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Carry out planned summer 2025 minor surfacing works, including refreshed eastbound road markings and reflective road studs through the junction.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In advance of the 2026/2027 planned carriageway renewals scheme, National Highways is planning minor surfacing works for Summer 2025. This will include refreshing road markings and reflective road studs on the A43 eastbound mainline through the junction. We are currently investigating the possibility of including the vegetation clearance in these works.”

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Response from National Highways
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Published 7 February 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Complete the annual personal-injury-collision assessment to identify locations for detailed investigation and potential safety improvements.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Midlands trunk and motorway network managed by National Highways is assessed on an annual basis using the latest 5 years personal injury collision data collated by the Police and verified by DfT. This assessment is used to identify those locations with the highest incidents of personal injury collisions (PIC) so they can be prioritised for further detailed investigations and potential safety improvements. The latest assessment of the PIC data has recently been completed using the most up-to-date 5 years of data available (2019-2023).”

Source location

Response from National Highways
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Published 7 February 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Investigate including vegetation clearance in the summer 2025 works to improve visibility at the junction.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In advance of the 2026/2027 planned carriageway renewals scheme, National Highways is planning minor surfacing works for Summer 2025. This will include refreshing road markings and reflective road studs on the A43 eastbound mainline through the junction. We are currently investigating the possibility of including the vegetation clearance in these works.”

Source location

Response from National Highways
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Published 7 February 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Investigate potential junction improvements, such as signage, as part of the A43 renewals scheme scoping.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The A43 renewals scheme is currently being developed and scheduled for construction in the later part of 2026. This scheme involves resurfacing of the A43 eastbound and westbound carriageway, repainting of the line markings and replacing the reflective road studs from the M1 motorway through to St John’s Road junction. While the physical layout of the junction will not change, as part of our scoping we are investigating potential improvements for the junction of St John’s Road, such as signage.”

Source location

Response from National Highways
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Published 7 February 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

The junction does not rank highly as a safety problem location, so detailed investigations for a potential safety improvement scheme have not been prioritised.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Following the fatal incident National Highways has referred to this assessment list and the junction of the A43 / St John’s Road does not appear within the top 100 sites in the Midlands. Although this data does not include the recent fatality it does reveal that this junction has a relatively good safety record in relation to the Midlands trunk and motorway network, with only two ‘slight’ injury collisions recorded here within that 5 year period. Based on this, the junction of the A43 and St John’s Road does not rank highly as a safety problem location, and for this reason we have not prioritised this junction as a location to undertake detailed investigations for a potential safety improvement scheme.”

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Response from National Highways
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Published 7 February 2025

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