A coroner has written to Cambridgeshire County County about its "apparent lack of systems and processes" following the death of a Chatteris woman.

Assistant coroner for Cambridgeshire Caroline Jones has sent a Prevention of Future Deaths report to the highways authority after investigating the death of Joanne Constable.

Joanne, aged 52, from Green Park, in Chatteris, died from multiple injuries sustained in a road traffic collision on the A141 Isle of Ely Way, in Wimblington, when the motorcycle, on which she was a passenger, was in collision with a tractor.

An inquest heard the view for anyone using the road was obscured by overhanging trees and vegetation.

In her report, Ms Jones said: "In the course of evidence from the local authority’s highway maintenance manager, I heard concerning testimony as to the apparent lack of systems and processes in place to record complaints or reports of hazards or defects with the highway.

"Consequently, there seemed to be no way of identifying which reports had been actioned or inspected and even when the system indicated that an inspection had taken place and led to a recommendation for work to be carried out within a statutory timeframe, there was no information available on the system to show if or when any work was carried out, much less to what specification.

"On the evidence I heard, the circumstances prevailing at the entrance to Bypass Field onto the A141 Isle of Ely Way are replicated at many points across the county."

On August 2, 2020, Joanne was the passenger on a motorbike which collided with a trailer being pulled by a tractor as it turned right out of a field onto the A141 Isle of Ely Way near Wimblington.

Due to vegetation growth of trees and bushes on the verge of the public highway, the tractor driver’s line of sight was obstructed, making it impossible to assess whether there was adequate time and distance to safely exit the junction.

Consequently, the motorbike’s path was blocked by the trailer and the rider could not take evasive action in time to avoid the collision. Mrs Constable was thrown from the motorbike in the collision, sustaining multiple injuries and she was pronounced dead at the scene.