An inquest in Barbados hears that a lorry driver who crushed a British holidaymaker with a 29-tonne truck avoided prosecution because the crash site was not classified as a public road. Janet Purkess, 87, from Lyndhurst, was fatally crushed in Bridgetown after stepping off the Saga Sapphire cruise ship. The reports say the driver was allegedly speeding and that he was unlicensed. They also state the vehicle involved was a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) operating in the port area at the time of the incident. Despite allegations relating to the driver’s speed and licence status, the inquest reports that legal action did not proceed on the basis of the road-status determination for the area where the collision occurred. The inquest focuses on how the circumstances of the incident relate to applicable road-traffic enforcement, and on whether offences could be prosecuted under the existing legal definition of a public road. The available accounts do not indicate whether any other form of liability or alternative charges were pursued.