Road (Highways Safety) related deaths

PFD Category
Reports: 499 Areas: 68 Earliest: Aug 2013 Latest: 12 Feb 2026

80% response rate (above 62% average). 34% of classified responses show concrete action taken. Reports rose 56% from 32 (2023) to 50 (2024).

PFD Reports
5 results
Samuel Vass
No Identified Response
2025-0568 6 Nov 2025 Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
Service Director for Environment Cornwa… [REDACTED]
Concerns summary The lack of speed enforcement on a specific A3083 road stretch has contributed to multiple fatal collisions caused by excessive speeding.
Catherine Moore
No Identified Response
2025-0486 25 Sep 2025 Suffolk
Secretary of State for Defence
Concerns summary The MOD's vehicle maintenance system (JAMES) is complex, lacks audit capabilities, and has no formal processes for inspecting, testing, or providing feedback on repairs, risking vehicle safety.
Dafydd Craven-Jones, Dafydd Jones and Sophie Bates
No Identified Response
2025-0075 7 Feb 2025 Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire Highways
Concerns summary Multiple fatal collisions on the B5012 Cannock Road highlight concerns about inadequate signage prominence and missing road markings on the approach to a hump-back bridge.
Paul Holmes
No Identified Response
2024-0344 27 Jun 2024 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Tru…
Concerns summary Poor communication, lack of direct doctor-to-doctor handover, and unrecorded treatment plans during hospital transfer led to delayed administration of crucial intravenous fluids.
James Pearson
No Identified Response
2024-0266 14 May 2024 Birmingham and Solihull
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Fou…
Concerns summary Lack of documented observations, insufficient doctor staffing for multiple critical patients, and delayed access to blood products hindered timely intervention, contributing to a patient's rapid deterioration and cardiac arrest.