'London Road crashes put my parents' lives at risk' (From Warrington Guardian)

'London Road crashes put my parents' lives at risk'

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JON COOPER

A YOUNG mum says her parents are in terrible danger, after a car veered into their fence and smashed into their neighbour's wall.

The accident was the fourth in just over a month near Kerry Moss' parents' home on London Road, Leftwich.

Worried residents, who are witnessing the crashes, say that among the accidents so far, one driver was spun round and left facing the wrong way.

In another, a car rolled over into a grass verge.

But the latest accident, on Monday afternoon, has left Kerry Moss fuming after her father's fence was destroyed and a nearby wall was smashed by a car.

Kerry, 29, of nearby Sandringham Close, Kingsmead, said: "It was the second time my dad's fence has been hit and this time the car took out the last remaining fence panel.

"Five people were in the car and they all suffered cuts and bruises.

"I am terrified something will happen to my parents or my children who spend a lot of time at my mum and dad's.

"My parents are so scared that they don't even use the front door and come and go via the back door.

"I 'phoned the council but they said it's the police's responsibility and the police said it is the council's responsibility.

"Do we have to wait until someone is killed before they will do anything about this?"

Kerry and parents Dennis, 59, and Glenys Rustage, 61, believe that since traffic was diverted through Kingsmead, there has been less congestion on London Road, which has led to speeding on a nearby bend.

But Cheshire County Council's highways department has told Kerry the road won't get speed humps because it is used by the emergency services.

Road safety officer John Moss said: "It is a 'Catch 22' situation because we have to have a record of accidents that have left people injured before we can act and that is the shortfall.

"Naturally, we sympathise with any residents who are aware of different types of accidents, but we can only act on incidents that have resulted in injuries."

Police spokesman Jacqui Hanson said: "If statistics show there is a problem, and it is because drivers are going too fast then it would fall into our domain as enforcement, but official statistics would have to be collected before we could take any action."

Kerry added: "There is a serious accident just waiting to happen on London Road and no one will do anything about it until it is too late."

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