Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Missing guardrails at primary crossing point
The earlier warning
Derek Nixon · 10 Mar 2016 · Ian Smith, Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire
“heard police evidence that many pedestrians, by far the majority, when walking down Fountain Street then walked across Ball Haye Street at the 'Keep Clear' point because there was nothing to prevent them.”
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Derek Nixon (10 Mar 2016) · stated timescale: 2016/17 financial year
“proposed to install a short section of guardrail around the northern radius of the Fountain Street junction”
judiciary.uk/…/2016-0103-Response-by-Staffordshire-County-Counc…
What recurred
- 8 Jun 2026 · Charlotte Saunders · Lindsey Tonks · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Derek Nixon · 10 Mar 2016
“heard police evidence that many pedestrians, by far the majority, when walking down Fountain Street then walked across Ball Haye Street at the 'Keep Clear' point because there was nothing to prevent them.”
Later · Charlotte Saunders · 8 Jun 2026
“There are no pedestrian guardrails either side of the carriageway at what appears to be a primary location used by people for their speed and convenience, to avoid the need to walk further to use the pedestrian crossings”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.