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Weather station in Hannah Lodge crash tragedy could be moved

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A WEATHER station could be moved from the spot where an 18-year-old girl was killed in a car accident.

Hannah Lodge died when she lost control of her grey Suzuki going into a bend on the B1249 near Langtoft, close to Driffield, weeks after passing her driving test.

It was the third accident recorded by police at the same spot in the past three years and Hannah's father Mark collected evidence of 12 crashes at the site.

The teenager's car ploughed into a telegraph pole before hitting the weather station.

At an inquest yesterday, coroner Paul Marks said: "The unique combination and siting of the pole and the weather station, in my opinion, represents a continuing hazard.

"I will therefore contact East Riding Council.

"Hannah was a young woman who was bright, vivacious and clearly talented and about to enter adult life with everything going for her."

Mr Lodge, 52, taught his daughter to drive before paying for her to have lessons with a professional instructor.

As a first car, she wanted a classic VW Beetle but her parents gave her the keys to the Suzuki because of its modern safety features.

Hannah had just finished studying at Driffield School, leaving with ten GCSEs and three A levels.

She wanted to study law and was arranging volunteer work with the Advocacy Alliance charity in Scarborough.

Hannah was taking documentation to the charity's offices when the crash happened on the morning of Friday, November 16.

The inquest heard she was not speeding when she lost control.

Collision investigation officer Alfred Place said Hannah had gone into the bend on the far left of the carriageway, hit a patch of roadside gravel and overcompensated by steering hard to the right.

Her car skidded across the road before hitting the station and telegraph pole.

When he looked into what had happened, Mr Lodge found other drivers had left the road at the same place.

He said: "There's quite a body of evidence.

"In the past three and a half years, there have been 12 vehicles that have left the road at this location. That data to me is quite compelling."

Professor Marks recorded a verdict of accidental death and said he would write to the council to see if the weather station could be moved.

Hannah's family said they were glad the coroner was taking action.

In a statement at the end of the inquest, they said: "Our daughter Hannah was a beautiful, talented, caring, determined, hardworking and, above all, never reckless young woman.

"We believe her death was caused by an inherently dangerous section of road.

"Without further action, we believe this site will remain an accident waiting to happen."

Hannah's mum Catherine, 51, said: "The council now has a legal requirement to reflect on the coroner's views.

"Our biggest wish is someone in a previous accident had looked at this whole situation and these obstacles had been removed."

The weather station was removed after Hannah's accident.

But East Riding Council put it back in the same place in February.

Graffiti was sprayed on the station and telegraph pole, including the words "no respect" and "I am a killer".

It has since been temporarily removed again while the council considers its options.

Weather station in Hannah Lodge crash tragedy could be moved


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