Roy Lynch
PFD Report
Historic (No Identified Response)
Ref: 2017-0431
Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)
The highway design lacked stopping restrictions at a dangerous location, despite a nearby safe parking area, creating an unacceptable risk for drivers encountering stationary vehicles at speed.
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_ Cont, To Roy
1). A vehicle travelling at 6Omph would take 4 seconds to travel the distance of 100 Metres. In that time the driver must realise there is a stationary car, react to it And apply emergency braking in order to avoid a collision:
2). There are no restrictions on stopping a vehicle at that location although there is a Large safe parking area approximately 65 metres away:
3). If the stationary vehicle had been parked in the parking area Mr Lynch might still be Alive today:
1). A vehicle travelling at 6Omph would take 4 seconds to travel the distance of 100 Metres. In that time the driver must realise there is a stationary car, react to it And apply emergency braking in order to avoid a collision:
2). There are no restrictions on stopping a vehicle at that location although there is a Large safe parking area approximately 65 metres away:
3). If the stationary vehicle had been parked in the parking area Mr Lynch might still be Alive today:
Sent To
- Essex Highways
Response Status
Linked responses
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56-Day Deadline
29 Aug 2017
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Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
commenced an investigation into the death of Mr Lynch on the 15th March 2017 who was aged 86 years having been born on the Ith April 1930. The investigation concluded at an inquest on the 4th July 2017 . The conclusion of the Coroner was that the death of Mr Lynch was an accident:
Circumstances of the Death
On the IOth March 2017 the car driven by Mr Lynch went into the back of a stationary vehicle on the B184, Dunmow Road between Great Easton and Great Dunmow The stationary vehicle was on a section of road subject to the national speed limit where the available view was just over 100 metres, due to a slight left hand curve: There are no restrictions to prevent parking or stopping at that location:
Action Should Be Taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you and your organisation have the power to take such action.
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