The investigation into an explosion at Wessex Water’s treatment works in Avonmouth that killed four workers, including a 16-year-old boy, is ‘extremely complex’ and still not near completion - more than 800 days after the tragedy.
The fatal blast killed Luke Wheaton, Ray White, Brian Vickery and Mike James on December 3, 2020, but more than two years and two months on there still has been no formal inquest, no criminal charges relating to the incident have been brought and no inquiry has yet been convened.
Now, Avon and Somerset police has acknowledged the length of time it is taking and described the situation as 'not ideal’, but said they were ‘committed’ to providing the ‘answers the families deserve’ and said they are in regular contact with the families of those who died, keeping them updated on the progress of the investigation, even if that progress is not being shared with the public.
