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MP's call for more road safety after fatal crash
COTSWOLD MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has called for further road safety measures to be taken on the A429 following the deaths of six people in a crash last night.
Five people were killed at the scene of the head-on collision on the A429 near Stow and a 61-year-old woman died later in hospital.
Two children and a 34-year-old Stow woman are currently in hospital suffering serious injuries.
The crash, which occured at 9.20pm, follows a number of fatal road collisions that have occurred on the Fosseway in recent months.
In February the Standard reported the death of a Brazilian man who was knocked down at Stow Hill on the A429 and in December Mervyn 'Rusty' Pratley died in a head-on collision with a school bus outside the Fosse Manor Hotel.
Gloucestershire Highways has since been installing road safety measures on the Fosseway, including traffic islands with lit bollards, anti-skid surfacing and improved signing and road markings.
Mr Clifton-Brown said: "It is tragic for the families involved and they have my deepest sympathies.
"I will be making whatever representations are appropriate to see that the safety of this stretch of road is fully investigated and to see if any further safety measures need to be taken."
2:00pm Saturday 8th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: David Hook on 3:29am Mon 10 Mar 08
I used to travel the road regularly and as long as people sensibly drive to the road conditions there isn't a problem. The road doesn't need making safer, it just needs drivers to be reminded that it is not a motorway, it's a country road.
I used to travel the road regularly and as long as people sensibly drive to the road conditions there isn't a problem. The road doesn't need making safer, it just needs drivers to be reminded that it is not a motorway, it's a country road.
Posted by: Richard Phillips, Cirencester on 7:15am Mon 10 Mar 08
I agree with David Hooks comments and would add that being a conrty road it's no place to the heavy arcticulated lorrries which cannot maintain a consant speed due to the nature of the road . The slighest fall of snow causes the road to be closed because the cannot cope with the hills. The upgrading of the road to take these heavy vechiles has led to more frustration for the normal morotist and made it a more dangerous road. [bold]There needs to be an urgent reclassification by the highways agenc[/bold] [quote]quote[/quote] y
I agree with David Hooks comments and would add that being a conrty road it's no place to the heavy arcticulated lorrries which cannot maintain a consant speed due to the nature of the road . The slighest fall of snow causes the road to be closed because the cannot cope with the hills. The upgrading of the road to take these heavy vechiles has led to more frustration for the normal morotist and made it a more dangerous road.
There needs to be an urgent reclassification by the highways agenc quote
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Posted by: Steph on 3:18pm Thu 27 Mar 08
We use this road when we go down to the Cotswolds. Have been using it for years now and never noticed any problem with it.
A road is only as dangerous as the drivers using it
We use this road when we go down to the Cotswolds. Have been using it for years now and never noticed any problem with it.
A road is only as dangerous as the drivers using it
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