Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2025
Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2025-0087, written 14 Feb 2025. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.
| Date of report | 14 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|
| Reference | 2025-0087 |
| Deceased | Jason Myles |
| Coroner | Paul Marks |
| Coroner area | City of Kingston Upon Hull and the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Category | Suicide (from 2015) · Road (Highways Safety) related deaths |
| Source | judiciary.uk record · original PDF |
| Responses published | 1 |
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ANNEX A REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS (1) NOTE: This form is to be used after an inquest. REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO: 1. ERYC Highways Department 1 CORONER I am Professor Paul Marks, Senior Coroner, for the Coroner Area of City of Kingston Upon Hull and the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire. 2 CORONER’S LEGAL POWERS I 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 16th February 2024, I commenced an investigation into the death of Jason Myles, aged 58 years. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 31st January 2025. The conclusion of the inquest was: SUICIDE 4 CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH . The weather conditions were clear, and the carriageway On the morning of 7th February 2024, Jason Myles who was accompanied by his dog, left his house from where he was due to be evicted at noon, in a Mercedes Vito van registration number was dry. His vehicle entered a sharp left-hand bend at excessive speed and made no clear attempt to negotiate it, thereby resulting in a collision with a wall, and thereafter with disused cattle shed. He was not wearing a seat belt and as a result of the impact, he sustained head and chest injuries that were incompatible with life, and he died at the scene. The evidence heard and taken at its highest, indicates that Mr Myles intended to take his own life. The incident occurred on the , East Riding of Yorkshire. 1 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. – Evidence was heard that over the past 50 years, there have been a number of fatal, as well as non-fatal collisions at this site. The road is known locally as “suicide hill”. Evidence from two witnesses that an improvement in the signage to alert road users to the hill and the sharp turn at the bottom might be of value, particularly is visibility is poor and the topography of the road is not readily apparent. 6 ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I believe you and your organisation has the power to take such action, possibly by reviewing the current signage. 7 YOUR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by 11th April 2025. I, 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. 8 COPIES and PUBLICATION I have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to the following Interested Persons:- Family of the deceased; National Highways. I am 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 send a 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. 9 14th February 2025 2
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.
From: paul.copeland@eastriding.gov.uk To: Sent: Fri Mar 28 2025 17:13:14 GMT Subject: Re: Investigation and Inquest into the Death of Jason Myles You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important OFFICIAL Caution - This email was sent from outside of our organisation. Do not click on any links, preview or open any attachments, or provide any log-in details unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Professor Marks Thank you for your recent correspondence following your investigation into the death of Mr Myles in on 7th February 2024. May I share our sympathies with the family and friends of Mr Myles at their loss. Following the concerns raised in your email, additional site checks were made on on 17th February 2025. I can confirm that there are existing signs warning of the steep nature of the hill into the village, the bend in the road and a chevron board at the bend in question replacing the one damaged in the collision. In addition, there is a village name plate making clear that there is a settlement, and the farm buildings are visible from over 400 metres distance. The signs are in good condition and provide appropriate information about the nature of the road into the village and the bend at the base of the hill. As you mentioned evidence presented that over the past fifty years there have been a large number of fatal and non-fatal collisions at this location, I have examined our archive of STATS19 collision data. This has taken some time to complete. Whilst this only goes back to 1981, there are no records of any other injury collisions of any severity on the hill or the bend in question in those forty-four years. I would be grateful for the information you have been given so that I can examine it further. As you will be aware, suicides are not retained as STATS19 data as they are excluded under the rules set by the Department for Transport, so if there have been previous suicides on the hill they will not be present in the collision records. I would be grateful for any inquest information you hold that I might consider. All additional information supplied will be used to re-examine both the hill and the bend. Yours sincerely Principal Engineer Highway Maintenance and Road Safety Engineering www.eastriding.gov.uk OFFICIAL From: Burns Michelle <Michelle.Burns@hullcc.gov.uk> Sent: 14 February 2025 15:16 To: Paul Copeland <paul.copeland@eastriding.gov.uk> Subject: URGENT You don't often get email from michelle.burns@hullcc.gov.uk. Learn why this is important [CAUTION]This email was sent from outside of your organisation. Do not click any links, preview or open attachments, or provide any log-in details unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. OFFICIAL Good Afternoon Please see attached Regulation 28 Report to Prevent Future Deaths, if this is not for your department please could you advise me i=on where to send it. Kind Regards Michelle Burns Coroner's Support Officer On behalf of: HM Senior Coroner: Professor Paul Marks BA LLM MD FRCS The Coroners Courts & Office The Guildhall Alfred Gelder Street Kingston upon Hull HU1 2AA General Office Email: coronersoffice@hullcc.gov.uk General Office Telephone: 01482 612671 Tel: 01482 613325 Fax: 01482 613020 This transmission is intended for the named addressee(s) only. Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to receive it for the addressee) you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately. All transmissions may be subjected to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation. 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