Sopefoluwa Peters
8 May 2014 · Coroner Andrew Tweddle · County Durham & Darlington
The coroner's concerns
1. steep steps without handrail and low safety barrier
“The steps are steep, poorly illuminated, with no handrail and on the evidence are said to be particularly difficult to negotiate at any time even more so by an individual who may be under the influence of alcohol. The wall at the riverside on the path opposite the steps/alleyway is only 690 mm's high and does not create much of a safety barrier.”
Responses
2014-0206-Response-by-Durham-County-Council.pdf ↗· Durham County Council
Stated action · within the next two weeks
“The County Council will also be undertaking a risk assessment along sections of the river bank. This assessment will include representatives from the police who will identify locations, from their local knowledge of where there is a volume of evening and night time activity. If further risks are identified these will be assessed and action will be taken by the County Council to minimise such risks as is considered appropriate.”