A ROAD junction has not been taken as the cause of death of a motorcycle PC who died in a bike crash at the scene, Bolton Coroner's Court was told yesterday.
According to the Bolton Reporter, calls for safety signs to be erected at the crossroads of Crompton Way and Blackburn Road to warn of its “undulating nature” were rejected at the inquest into the death of PC Allan Shaw.
Shaw died in July, 2006, while taking part in a police training exercise. He lost control of his Honda ST1300 motorcycle at the busy junction and slid into the back of a lorry after being flung from his bike.
Anthony Kelly, a qualified civil engineer and senior engineering manager in the council’s traffic management department, told Bolton Coroners’ Court that millions of vehicles passed safely through the junction every year. He said there had only been 54 accidents involving injury to drivers in the last 10 years.
The inquest heard that PC Shaw and other police officers were legitimately using their exemptions to travel above the speed limit.
Coroner Jennifer Leeming recorded a verdict of accidental death.
