The youngest of Mr Farr's three daughters was in the car

A former senior UK manager at Asda, Tony De Nunzio, said the supermarket's response to the accident was to take steps to stop it happening again.

Kenneth Farr, 37, died after a barrier crashed through his car windscreen at Asda in Cardiff Bay in May 2002.

The hearing, at Cardiff Coroner's Court, continues.

The jury inquest has heard that the barrier was not secured in the open position with a padlock on the day of the accident.

Police footage taken on the day has shown it being swayed by powerful winds.

Mr Farr, from Penarth, was in the car with his three-year-old daughter Jessica when the accident happened.

The supermarket's former UK chief operating officer Mr De Nunzio said: "The decision was taken fairly quickly to remove the barriers from all the Asda car parks which had that type of barrier."

The jury had previously heard of an incident in 1999, when a couple were injured at the firm's Bloxwich store after the car park barrier swung through their car window.

Mr Farr was hit in the head by the barrier

Mr De Nunzio, who no longer works for Asda, added: "Given the circumstances, it was clear that the barrier had swung and that it was similar to the incident in Bloxwich.

"We did not feel it was acceptable that such a risk could continue."

He said the firm did not wait for an external investigation before deciding not to install further barriers of that type.

Asked by Mr Farr's widow Helen why someone had to die before a decision was taken to remove the barriers, Mr De Nunzio said precautions had previously been taken to check and secure the equipment.

"We thought we had dealt with that issue, but clearly a second incident occurred and the barrier was not secured," he said.