A CONCERNED resident who warned of the dangers to traffic on Hanbury Road in Droitwich, has appealed to MP Sir Peter Luff after five people were injured in a traffic collision on the road over the weekend.

Two cars were involved in a collision just before 7pm on Friday, October 17 on Hanbury Road, with both cars sustaining significant damage.

The driver and a second occupant were trapped in one of the cars, while another two passengers were trapped in the rear of the other car.

The 51-year-old passenger in the first car sustained a serious chest injury, as well as a nasty leg injury and a suspected head injury, and had to be taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment, while the two passengers in the second car, a 59-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, both suffered back and chest pain requiring further treatment.

All of the occupants had to be cut free from their cars, and police fire and ambulance crews attended the scene.

Alan Bourne from Hanbury Wharf Lodge Park Residents Association has already expressed concerns over a stretch of Hanbury Road, to the north east of the town, which is approximately 700-800 metres long, stretching from near the rugby club to the Eagle and Sun pub.

The speed limit drops down on the stretch from the national limit to 40mph for approximately three quarters of a mile in a straight length of road, and residents believe drivers consistently break the speed limit there, leading to an increased risk of accidents.

He has warned local police about the speed limit on certain stretches of the road.

In April in this paper he said: “It’s so tempting for people to just not ease off and they don’t. I’m amazed there hasn’t been a really serious accident.

“I feel until something actually happens, somebody gets badly hurt or killed, nothing is going to get done. I’ve nearly had cars smash into me. It’s really dangerous.”

With several people having to be cut from their car after Friday’s collision, Mr Bourne has contacted local MP Peter Luff to see what can be done.

Sir Peter has said he will be speaking to West Mercia Police about the incident. He added: “As a regular user of the road I understand exactly why these concerns have been expressed about speed limits. If speed is said to be a contributory factor in this accident, it will show how right residents are to be concerned about the speed of cars on this stretch of road.”

Mr Bourne said: “I am not surprised this has happened as I have had a least four near misses since April, with the last incident happening last week when I was parallel with the entrance to the boat yard heading out of Droitwich. I was overtaken by a driver who almost had a head-on crash with a car coming the other way over the hump-back bridge.

“I have been disappointed with the ‘powers that be’ even though the police have stated they will not do any speed checks as they are unable to prosecute because the advisory 40 mph signage needs to be moved.”