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Scott Andrew PUNSHON · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 29 Jul 2024•County Durham and Darlington

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Concerns
3

Raised in this report

Recipients
2

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
4

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised3

  1. Deficient road lighting
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lightingPart of recurring concern: Inadequate outdoor safety lighting
  2. Deficient road markings
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate road markings for road-user safety
  3. Deficient signage
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.4

  1. Action

    Continue scheduled highway safety inspections to assess condition and identify issues meeting investigatory levels for remedial action.

    Stated by Durham County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 9 August 2024.
  2. Action

    Trim vegetation obstructing illumination around street-lighting columns 333 and 334.

    Stated by Durham County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 9 August 2024.
  3. Action

    Refresh road markings in the vicinity of the accident.

    Stated by Durham County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 9 August 2024.

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

  1. Position

    Scheduled highway safety inspections will identify issues meeting investigatory levels for remedial action, providing the ongoing response to highway-condition concerns.

    Stated by Durham County CouncilExisting arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Deficient road lighting

Wider context from the report

“On the 13th September 2023, on behalf of Durham County Council, you carried out a site investigation (Fatal Accident Report M7/R11/23) which identified issues with road markings, signage and lighting. You made recommendations that these should be addressed by the DCC Technical Services personnel. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lighting; Inadequate outdoor safety lighting.

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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. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Deficient road markings

Wider context from the report

“On the 13th September 2023, on behalf of Durham County Council, you carried out a site investigation (Fatal Accident Report M7/R11/23) which identified issues with road markings, signage and lighting. You made recommendations that these should be addressed by the DCC Technical Services personnel. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate road markings for road-user safety.

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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. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Deficient signage

Wider context from the report

“On the 13th September 2023, on behalf of Durham County Council, you carried out a site investigation (Fatal Accident Report M7/R11/23) which identified issues with road markings, signage and lighting. You made recommendations that these should be addressed by the DCC Technical Services personnel. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue scheduled highway safety inspections to assess condition and identify issues meeting investigatory levels for remedial action.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I can confirm we continue to assess the condition of the highway as part of our scheduled safety inspections as identified in the councils Highway Safety Inspection Manual which is aligned to the National Code of Practice for Well Maintained Highway Infrastructure and any issues meeting the investigatory level will be identified for remedial action.”

Source location

Response from Durham County Council
Page 2 · response
Published 9 August 2024

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Trim vegetation obstructing illumination around street-lighting columns 333 and 334.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As a result of the accident investigation three observations/recommendations were raised by the investigation officers which have also been highlighted in your report. I can confirm following receipt of the fatal accident report council officers took the following actions:”

Source location

Response from Durham County Council
Page 1 · response
Published 9 August 2024

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Refresh road markings in the vicinity of the accident.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As a result of the accident investigation three observations/recommendations were raised by the investigation officers which have also been highlighted in your report. I can confirm following receipt of the fatal accident report council officers took the following actions:”

Source location

Response from Durham County Council
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Published 9 August 2024

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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

Realign the speed-limit sign and cut back vegetation obscuring its visibility.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As a result of the accident investigation three observations/recommendations were raised by the investigation officers which have also been highlighted in your report. I can confirm following receipt of the fatal accident report council officers took the following actions:”

Source location

Response from Durham County Council
Page 1 · response
Published 9 August 2024

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Scheduled highway safety inspections will identify issues meeting investigatory levels for remedial action, providing the ongoing response to highway-condition concerns.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I can confirm we continue to assess the condition of the highway as part of our scheduled safety inspections as identified in the councils Highway Safety Inspection Manual which is aligned to the National Code of Practice for Well Maintained Highway Infrastructure and any issues meeting the investigatory level will be identified for remedial action.”

Source location

Response from Durham County Council
Page 2 · response
Published 9 August 2024

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