A COUNCILLOR has suggested extra safety measures should be taken after a man’s death at Llanelli’s multi-storey car park. Councillor John Jenkins has spoken out following the death of a man, named locally as Andrew Williams, last week. The incident took place on Wednesday and was attended by Dyfed-Powys Police, the Welsh Ambulance Service2 and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue. Mr Jenkins’s comments come after residents and businesspeople in the town suggested extra barriers should be fitted to the area at the back of the Murray Street car park.
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He said: “I think it’s logical that if one side is fenced off then the full perimeter should be. It’s the third incident in as many years and I think it should be resolved, the sooner the better.
“Things need to be in place to make it safer. To be fair to the council they have done half of the car park, the most accessible part, but all should be done. My thoughts go out to him and I feel sorry for those he left behind.”
Executive board member for the environment at Carmarthenshire Council,4 which runs the facility, councillor Hazel Evans said: “Our first thoughts and sympathies are with the individual’s family and friends at this time.
“The multi-storey car park is a designated safe and secure car park with Park Mark accreditation with security and enforcement officer patrols.
“The authority will review all information in relation to the incident to determine the need for any further intervention.”
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Following the 47-year-old’s death people from across the area have flooded the Llanelli Star’s Facebook page with tributes. Councillor Tyssul Evans, of Pontyates said he was “deeply sorry” to hear of the loss.
He said: “I’m very sorry for what has happened.”I am thinking of his wife and son and also his mother at this difficult time. He was a family man and he was well loved and well known.
He will be greatly missed.”
The coroner for Carmarthenshire confirmed that they had been made aware of the death.
A police spokeswoman6 said: “There are no suspicious circumstances and his family are being supported by a specialist Family Liaison Officer.”
References
- ^ Comments (1) (www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk)
- ^ Dyfed-Powys Police, the Welsh Ambulance Service (www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk)
- ^ Man dies after incident at Llanelli’s multi-storey car park (www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk)
- ^ Carmarthenshire Council, (www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk)
- ^ Carmarthenshire Council pull plug on Llanelli’s single lane proposal (www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk)
- ^ police spokeswoman (www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk)