Barry Howard
17 Jul 2024 · Coroner Samantha Goward · Norfolk
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate signage at unbridged flood-prone ford
“While the evidence I heard was that the Council consider that the current signage is adequate & has been inspected, there was a history of incidents reported to them, and sadly the very tragic death of [the deceased]. That suggests that, while they consider it adequate, it was not sufficiently so to prevent those incidents & [the deceased]'s death. I have heard nothing to reassure me that appropriate action has been taken to prevent others continuing to fail to be aware of the risk of the unbridged Ford,”