A coroner has rubbished claims by a council that a pothole which likely caused the death of an 84-year-old cyclist "closed and opened" on its own.
Trench-like' pothole running for 87m 1st seen on google street view in 2009. Sept 2022 highways safety inspector visited site and didn't notice the pothole.
When asked during the inquest how he could have missed it, Treen said: "I didn't miss it, it must have been repaired. He then suggested the crack must have "closed up on its own".
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/inquest-c...uIfYycJxioIuIyU7wb-G3a-kntbOpYcsIi7c98shunNxt
So sad and totally preventable for the want of a bit of care and attention.
Trench-like' pothole running for 87m 1st seen on google street view in 2009. Sept 2022 highways safety inspector visited site and didn't notice the pothole.
When asked during the inquest how he could have missed it, Treen said: "I didn't miss it, it must have been repaired. He then suggested the crack must have "closed up on its own".
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/inquest-c...uIfYycJxioIuIyU7wb-G3a-kntbOpYcsIi7c98shunNxt
So sad and totally preventable for the want of a bit of care and attention.
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