Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2018
Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2018-0170, written 1 Jun 2018. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.
| Date of report | 1 Jun 2018 |
|---|---|
| Reference | 2018-0170 |
| Deceased | Imtiaz Mohammed |
| Coroner | Louise Hunt |
| Coroner area | Birmingham and Solihull |
| Category | Road (Highways Safety) related deaths |
| Source | judiciary.uk record · original PDF |
| Responses published | 1 |
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pt REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO: 1. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 2. Birmingham City Council 1 CORONER lam Louise Hunt Senior Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull 2 CORONER’S LEGAL POWERS | make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013. 3 INVESTIGATION and INQUEST On 21/12/2017 | commenced an investigation into the death of Imtiaz Mohammed. The investigation concluded at the end of an inquest on 29th May 2018. The conclusion of the inquest was Road Traffic Collision. 4 | CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH On 17/12/17 at 01.11 a serious collision took place on Lee Bank Middleway in Birmingham. An Audi A3 registratio TZ ontaining 4 occupants was travelling towards Highgate having come from the traffic island on Broad Street in the City Centre. The Audi car was driving between 94 and 100mph ona road with a speed limit of 40mph. After negotiating a slight left hand bend the driver of the Audi has lost control of the vehicle, crossing the oncoming carriageway. The Audi vehicle has then rotated to collide its nearside to the front of a black Peugeot Taxi req traveling in the opposite direction. The taxi contained the driver and two passengers. The Taxi has in turn collided with a silver Toyota Yaris reg AFO7KNC and then overturned. The Audi has continued to rotate coming to rest straddling lanes 1 and 2 in the opposite carriageway. During this, all 4 occupants of the Audi were ejected from the vehicle, two from the sun roof and two from the boot. None were wearing seatbelts. One occupant from the Audi survived. The 3 occupants from the taxi all died as a result of their injuries. The cause of the collision was driving a vehicle at excessive speed with defected tyres contributed to be driving under the influence of cannabis. Following a post mortem the medical cause of death was determined to be: MULTIPLE INJURIES 5 CORONER’S CONCERNS During the course of the inquest the evidence revealed matters giving rise to concern. In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken. In the circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you. The MATTERS OF CONCERN are as follows. — 1. Toxicology was obtained for the deceased who was driving the Taxi involved in the collision. This confirmed the following blood levels: Cocaine 0.010meg/I Benzoylecgonine (a cocaine metabolite) 0.40mg/I Carboxy THC 0.10 me/| The level of the cocaine metabolite would have resulted in the deceased being over the legal drug drive limit. This did not contribute to this collision. However West Midlands Police raised concerns at the inquest that there was presently no system in place to monitor and check whether taxi drivers are over the drug limit whilst driving. They confirmed in evidence that some sort of testing was required for the safety of passengers. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe you have the power to take such action. YOUR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by 27July 2018. |, the coroner, may extend the period. Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action, Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed. COPIES and PUBLICATION | have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to the following Interested Persons families of racers er ereamisac WMP and the Taxis ins cl = a psaugas — _— who may an it useful or of interest. 1am also under a duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response. The Chief Coroner may publish either or both in a complete or redacted or summary form. He may senda copy of this report to any person who he believes may find it useful or of interest. You may make representations to me, the coroner, at the time of your response, about the release or the publication of your response by the Chief Coroner. 01/06/2018 Signature Louise Hunt Senior Coroner Birmingham and Solihull
1 response published against this report on judiciary.uk. A response is a body's written reply to the coroner's concerns; publication is at the discretion of the Chief Coroner's office, so an absent response does not mean nobody replied.
Ne From the Parliamentary ., Under Secretary of State Jesse Norman MP Department R EC E IVE D Great Minster House for Transport 16 NOY 2013 Ha Hioreatonry Roud SW1P 4DR a Tel: 0300 330 3000 Louise Hunt Senior Coroner Web site: www.gov.uk/dft HM Coroners Court Our Ref: MC/228986 50 Network Street Birmingham 15 NOV 2018 B4 6NE Dear Louise Thank you for your letter of 4 June 2018 to Chris Grayling, enclosing a Regulation 28 report on the investigation into the death of Imtiaz Mohammed. | apologise for the delay in replying. | am very sorry to hear of the tragic death of Mr Mohammed and the deaths of the others involved in the accident in question, for which | offer my sincere condolences to their family and friends. | have noted the detail of your report with interest, particularly your view that action should be taken to monitor and test whether taxi drivers are over the drug limit while driving. At the present time, there are no plans to introduce mandatory drug screening procedures for professional drivers. Police already have powers to stop drivers at the roadside if they believe that the driver is impaired by drugs (such as cocaine and cannabis) or alcohol and to charge them if they are found to be driving while unfit, through drink or drugs. A copy of your Regulation 28 report for this case is with policy officials in the Department dealing with drug driving, and will be considered as part of their continuing work in this area. S06 [uswea— JESSE NORMAN
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