Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
PFD Category
Reports: 499
Areas: 68
Earliest: Aug 2013
Latest: 12 Feb 2026
80% response rate (above 62% average). 32% of classified responses show concrete action taken. Reports rose 56% from 32 (2023) to 50 (2024).
PFD Reports
499 resultsMichael Telford
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0045
3 Feb 2014
Cumbria (North & West)
Cumbria County Council
Daniel Jones
All Responded
2014-0049
3 Feb 2014
Dorset
Dorset Highways Management
Concerns summary
Insufficient road signage, including warning triangles and white arrows, at a specific junction on the A356 creates a hazard, necessitating improved signage or reduced speed limits.
Mustafa Cicek
Partially Responded
2014-0116
13 Jan 2014
East Sussex
National Highways
Department for Transport
Concerns summary
Highway safety issues include a collision black spot with inadequate warning signage and a potentially hazardous eucalyptus sapling. "SLOW" warnings are also needed on the carriageway approach.
Action taken summary
The Highways Agency has installed 'SLOW' road markings on the carriageway and removed an obscuring eucalyptus tree. They are also advanced in plans to install three chevron signs with yellow backgroun
Lynne Dring
All Responded
2013-0360-wp24087
30 Dec 2013
North Lincolnshire & Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire Council
Concerns summary
Street furniture obstructed motorists' views, and non-prescribed white lines may have falsely induced pedestrians to believe they had priority, creating a road safety risk.
Archibold Wellbelove
All Responded
2013-0324
4 Dec 2013
Warwickshire
Concerns summary
The Council failed to review its night-lighting policy for roads, creating unsafe conditions for pedestrians who regularly use unlit areas and may be unaware of footpath discontinuations.
Action taken summary
Warwickshire County Council has brought forward a review of its night-lighting policy and decided to implement several changes at a footpath termination point. These include installing a dropped cross
Karl Olof Nilsson
Unknown
2013-0332
2 Dec 2013
West Yorkshire (Western)
Concerns summary
The junction's layout, gradient, and an obscured STOP sign created an optical illusion, making the sign difficult to perceive, which substantially contributed to the fatal accident and previous injury incidents.
David Cox
All Responded
2013-0355
15 Nov 2013
Derby & Derbyshire
Concerns summary
The narrow bridleway with acute, blind bends and no safety barrier poses a significant risk of vehicles leaving the track and falling into the river below.
Action taken summary
The Authority installed new permanent safety signage at both ends of the track and commissioned an independent Survey Report on the bends. They are also developing detailed specifications for future w
Brian Dorling and Philippine de Gerin-Ricard
All Responded
2013-0265
17 Oct 2013
London (Inner North)
Concerns summary
Confusing unbordered blue strips for cyclists, insufficient education on safer riding techniques, and a dangerous junction contribute to increased road safety risks for both cyclists and motorists.
Action taken summary
The Mayor of London plans further research into the use of unbordered blue surfacing on cycle routes to understand user perception and safety. He has also committed to upgrading existing and building
Kuldip Singh Dhillon
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0254
8 Oct 2013
London (East)
Department for Transport
Concerns summary
Widespread common practice of unrestrained palletised loads on vehicles poses significant safety risks, compounded by insufficient enforcement and auditing of transport regulations by the Department of Transport.
Luke Lyons
All Responded
2013-0203
17 Sep 2013
Exeter & Greater Devon
Devon County Council
Action taken summary
Devon County Council has used media channels and distributed letters to parishes and its website to alert road users to difficult travelling conditions. They confirm ongoing monitoring of the carriage
Rachael Dallison
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0205
16 Sep 2013
Staffordshire (South)
Staffordshire County Council
Commissioner for Transport
Concerns summary
The provided concerns text is too truncated to identify specific safety issues.
Jack William Payton
All Responded
2013-0220
30 Aug 2013
West Somerset
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Concerns summary
Control room staff's judgement and handling of the matter were negatively affected by excessive working hours and heavy caseloads, raising concerns about operational capacity.
Action taken summary
The Constabulary is commissioning an independent assessment of current shift patterns and their effects on staff, anticipated to be completed by January 2014. Recommendations will be developed and con
Martin Leslie Brown
All Responded
2013-0209
29 Aug 2013
Gloucestershire
British Board of Agreement
Concerns summary
The certificate for a road resurfacing product (Milepave) contained ambiguous wording regarding speed limit applicability and road types, risking its inappropriate use on unsuitable roads.
Action taken summary
The British Board of Agrément has revised paragraph 3.1 of Certificate 06/H120, removing the reference to rural roads and clarifying the product's suitability for highways with speed limits up to and
Sadie Ann Jane McGrady
Partially Responded
2013-0189
16 Aug 2013
North Wales (East & Central)
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Association of British Insurers
Concerns summary
Substandard repairs to a Category D insurance write-off vehicle compromised its structural integrity, increasing injury risk in a collision, with no independent checks for repaired written-off vehicles.
Matthew Thomas Hamilton
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0180
8 Aug 2013
Cumbria (North & West)
Cumbria County Council
Concerns summary
A narrow footpath lacked a barrier, allowing children to emerge suddenly into traffic, compounded by restricted vision from a fence and shrubbery.
Joseph Burrell
All Responded
2013-0194
5 Aug 2013
London (North)
Traffic and Harrows Network Management …
Concerns summary
The road junction lacked adequate pedestrian safety features, including no clear view of traffic lights, no 'red man/green man' signals, and no pedestrian control buttons, making it unsafe to cross.
Action taken summary
Harrow Council has completed the installation of a SCOOT system to synchronise traffic signals and is monitoring its performance. They have opened dialogue with Transport for London to review a previo
David George White
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0172
1 Aug 2013
South Yorkshire (East)
Regeneration and Environment
Michael James Thornton
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0170
1 Aug 2013
West Somerset
Somerset County Council
Taunton Couthy Hall
Aaron Lauder
All Responded
2021-0021
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Concerns summary
The primary cause of the collision was an obstructed view for both drivers at the accident site.
Action taken summary
Cornwall Council has agreed to fund a scheme to improve visibility at the farm access by acquiring land and setting back the Cornish hedge, with Cormac’s Safety Engineering team already commencing the
Croydon Tram Incident
All Responded
2021-0337
South London
Concerns summary
The absence of a centrally funded national tram safety passenger group creates a significant systemic oversight for public safety.
Action taken summary
The LRSSB has approved the creation of a Technical Report Committee to address door safety. It will also consult with TfL/London Trams, monitor advancements, participate in European Standards working
Sangeerth Girirathan
All Responded
2022-0151
Milton Keynes
Concerns summary
Alarms on ICU monitors were disengaged, preventing staff from being alerted to critical patient deterioration, which resulted in a cardiac arrest.
Action taken summary
The Department for Transport explains existing GB domestic drivers' hours rules, Working Time Regulations, and Health and Safety Act provisions applicable to goods vehicles under 3.5 tonnes, and detai
Albert Manley
All Responded
2022-0161
Wiltshire and Swindon
Highways and Transport and Wiltshire Co…
Concerns
On the 7 June 2021 I accepted the transfer of an investigation into the death of Albert Thomas Stafford Manley who was known to his family as "Jim". I went on to open Jim's Inquest on the 14 June...
Action taken summary
Wiltshire Council plans to add 'SLOW' road markings to its programme of works in the coming months, finding this beneficial for motorists. However, it concluded that existing road sign arrangements ar
Jennifer Dyer
All Responded
2022-0168
East Sussex
East Sussex County Council
Concerns summary
East Sussex's pothole categorisation system is flawed, as a "low risk" pothole led to a fatality, indicating the need for a significant review of risk assessment criteria.
Action taken summary
East Sussex County Council has introduced an enhanced risk-based approach to safety inspections, allowing inspectors to re-categorise potholes based on location, road usage, size, and depth. This new
Louise Bailey
All Responded
2022-0200
Inner South London
Metropolitan Police Service
College of Policing and The National Po…
Concerns summary
Police drivers lack critical information and training regarding closer units, preventing them from completing full risk assessments before responding to emergency calls.
Action taken summary
The Metropolitan Police Service acknowledges a lack of formal instruction on radio self-assignment and is amending the Airwave manual to prohibit this. The MPS is also procuring a new Command and Cont