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Michael Howard Williams · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 9 May 2022•North Wales (East and Central)

Report record

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
2

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Obstructed visibility for vehicles joining the A525 from Green Lane
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to control vegetation that obstructs safety-critical visibilityPart of recurring concern: Inadequate visibility for road users at hazardous junctions
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.3

  1. Action

    Make a Traffic Regulation Order restricting Green Lane to one-way traffic from the A525 direction.

    Stated by Wrexham County Borough CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 10 May 2022.
  2. Action

    Cut the hedge bordering the A525 and Hollybush House to improve visibility.

    Stated by Wrexham County Borough CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 10 May 2022.
  3. Action

    Speak with Hollybush House’s new occupier about maintaining the hedge bordering the A525.

    Stated by Wrexham County Borough CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 10 May 2022.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Obstructed visibility for vehicles joining the A525 from Green Lane

Wider context from the report

“The evidence at inquest, supported by a site visit by me to the scene, indicated that the view for vehicles joining the A525 at this location from Green Lane is obstructed as to traffic approaching from the Wrexham direction as a result of the hedge which abuts the highway at this point. Unless action is taken to improve visibility or to alter the road layout, then there is an ongoing risk that further collisions will occur and that lives may be lost as a result. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to control vegetation that obstructs safety-critical visibility; Inadequate visibility for road users at hazardous junctions.

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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

Make a Traffic Regulation Order restricting Green Lane to one-way traffic from the A525 direction.

Verbatim wording from the response

“It is the intention of the Authority to make a Traffic Regulation Order on Green Lane to make the road one way from the direction of the A525. This will not allow vehicles to exit Green Lane onto the A525, which will avoid vehicles entering the A525 where there is limited visibility.”

Source location

Response from Wrexham County Borough Council
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Published 10 May 2022

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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

Cut the hedge bordering the A525 and Hollybush House to improve visibility.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I would confirm that we will be cutting the hedge which borders the A525 and the premises of Hollybush House, at this present time the house is in the process of being sold, but we will be speaking to the new owner when they take up occupancy regarding the maintenance of the hedge.”

Source location

Response from Wrexham County Borough Council
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Published 10 May 2022

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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

Speak with Hollybush House’s new occupier about maintaining the hedge bordering the A525.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I would confirm that we will be cutting the hedge which borders the A525 and the premises of Hollybush House, at this present time the house is in the process of being sold, but we will be speaking to the new owner when they take up occupancy regarding the maintenance of the hedge.”

Source location

Response from Wrexham County Borough Council
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Published 10 May 2022

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