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Ray Ronald Westlake and Barry Malcolm Clow · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 24 May 2019•Gloucestershire

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    Erect flood warning signs at the A424 site.

    Stated by Gloucestershire County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 2 August 2019.

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    The site was not considered to have an established flooding or drainage problem, based on only one slight prior incident and no subsequent reports.

    Stated by Gloucestershire County CouncilDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.

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Erect flood warning signs at the A424 site.

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“Notwithstanding that the sad circumstances leading to the deaths of Mr Clow and Mr Westlake appears to have arisen following the presence of surface water on the highway following a period of very heavy rainfall, the Council elected to exercise a statutory power to erect flood warning signs at the site on the 29th July 2019 in response to the information provided to us in your Regulation 28 Report.”

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2019-0170-Response-from-Gloucestershire-Highways_Redacted
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The site was not considered to have an established flooding or drainage problem, based on only one slight prior incident and no subsequent reports.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Prior to receipt of your report, Gloucestershire County Council was not aware that flooding was as an issue at that location which was already furnished with roadside ‘grips’ to aid drainage. We had not been informed of any incidents of flooding at that location by motorists or residents and have not received any reports of flooding since. In the 10 years prior to 9/12/18, Gloucestershire County Council had received only one report of a “slight” road traffic accident on 28 July 2018 that involved some surface water in the general vicinity of where the 9/12/18 incident took place. This incident followed what was described as a “dramatic rain storm” that led to temporary presence of surface water on the highway.”

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2019-0170-Response-from-Gloucestershire-Highways_Redacted
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Published 2 August 2019

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