Isaac John Walter Brocklehurst · Prevention of Future Deaths report

On the 1st April 2016, I opened an Inquest into the death of Isaac John Walter Brocklehurst who, at the date of his death was age 2 years old. The inquest was resumed and concluded on the 10th October 2016. I found that the cause of death to be:-

1a – Multiple Injuries

Conclusion of the Inquest was:-

Accident

At approximately 12.30pm Isaac was playing on his ride along 4 wheeled plastic Bike on pathways within a community grassed area located at the rear of his grandmother’s residence at ████████

Isaac was playing on a pathway which runs from the back door of the flat, passed the bins, to a gap in a low brick wall which enables pedestrian access to the pavement and lay-by used by residents to park their cars.

Isaac suddenly and unexpectedly wheeled through the pedestrian gap in the wall, along the pavement, before then emerging between two parked cars into the path of a Scania tipper lorry which was being driven along Valley Road at approximately 13.05pm, causing Isaac to instantaneously sustain fatal injuries in circumstances such that both grandmother and driver were unable to take evasive action.

The Inquest heard evidence to suggest that children play within the communal grassed area at the rear of ████████

The Integrity of the low perimeter wall or it's maintenance was not brought into question.

• To review the existing pedestrian gaps in the perimeter wall in order to assess the safety aspects for children.