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CHIGWELL: End of the road for accident blackspot?
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| Residents of Pudding Lane are calling for action to bring an end to the carnage happening on their doorsteps |
SAFETY measures could finally be installed at a notorious accident blackspot after its dangers were highlighted by the Guardian.
In November we revealed how a 60-year-old Loughton man died in Pudding Lane, Chigwell, after his Nissan Sunny collided with a Renault Clio which burst into flames.
And in the past week there have been a staggering FOUR smashes, bringing the total number of accidents so far this year to six.
Cars have twice careered into the home of Colin and Lynne Evans, who have started a petition to make the road safer.
But after being pressed by the Guardian, Norman Hume, county cabinet member for highways and transportation, promised engineers would now look at the site to see if it could be improved.
He said: "It's disappointing there have been six recent accidents on this stretch of road and our engineers will look at the site to see if it can be improved. Reducing accidents is a top priority for the council through a variety of means in addition to engineering.
"But the education of drivers and the enforcment of exisiting traffic regulations can be just as effective in driving down accidents."
People living in Pudding Lane claim they cannot sleep at night, they are so worried another smash is about to happen.
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| The car which overturned in Pudding Lane last week |
On Monday a car driven by a Romford woman skidded into the Evans's house, knocking out brickwork shortly before 8am.
Mr Evans described the
collision as "a massive impact" and said he was warned by police not to approach the vehicle in case it exploded.
The next day a green VW Polo, driven by a woman from Hornchurch, hit a bollard next to Mr Evans' home shortly before 7am.
He said: "She fell over in the road and left the door open. She was screaming for help. I brought her into the house and did what I could for her.
"The bollard is completely out. The police came and the policeman parked his car behind but the traffic was still coming. Then another vehicle came down the road and hit the police car. Then a third car drove into the kerb."
The collisions happened just a week after a car overturned in the road. Mr Evans said:"There's been a death, serious crashes, and now these accidents. It's becoming an absolute nightmare for us. We just know it's going to happen again. Something has to be done."
Mrs Evans added: "I can't sleep. We've got damage to our house, and four insurance claims going. We don't want to experience this any more. We have had enough cars crashing. I've had to see a man dying in the middle of the road. It's just too stressful."
9:00am Saturday 16th February 2008
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