A FAULTY web app failed to report a driver's concerns about a road sign which days later may have played a part in the death of a Hampshire biker.

As reported, the inquest into the death of 36-year-old biker Zane Boddy heard he failed to see two road signs before the collision.

One was covered in foliage and the other was an uprooted give way sign at the junction of Corhampton Lane.

Mr Boddy, from Eastleigh, was travelling at 85mph and failed to slow down his bike in time during the crash on July 10.

He struck the give way sign and was thrown off his bike onto the B3035.

Phillip Evelyn, 39, from Olivers Battery spotted an uprooted give way sign just days before the crash.

He told the Echo he was concerned about it after witnessing the aftermath of a crash where he believed a driver had clearly not seen the junction in time.

He passed the details to Winchester City Council via a web app, which would then refer the matter to Hampshire County Council who deal with road maintenance for Corhampton Lane.

However his report was only seen eight days after the death of Mr Boddy, and Hampshire County Council say they received no reports of damaged signs.

Mr Evelyn said: "I actually reported this very sign on June 29, 2016. I believed it posed a danger to motorists.

"The sign was lying on the grass on its side, hence reporting it.

"Had the council treated this promptly then perhaps this death could have been avoided."

Winchester City Council launched an investigation into whether the app had reported the matter to Hampshire County Council.

They have now admitted the app did not do what it was supposed to.

A spokesman for Winchester City Council said: "Road signs are the responsibility of Hampshire County Council and reports of damage should be made to them.

"The county council’s website has a section for reporting road problems and the city council’s website provides a link to this reporting system under ‘roads’.

"In this instance a report about a damaged sign was made by a member of the public through a different online app on the Winchester City Council website.

"This report was not forwarded automatically to Hampshire County Council by the system as it should have been when it was received on 29 June 2016.

"The reason for that error has been identified and corrected.

"When it was seen by a member of the city council’s transport staff on July 18, 2016 the report was forwarded immediately to Hampshire County Council.

"The city council appreciates that it is not always easy to know who is responsible for which service and aims to redirect reports and enquiries to the right place.

"The council is sorry that its systems did not succeed in doing that as quickly as they were designed to do on this occasion."