Chorley New Road: Calls for fixed speed cameras

The latest call comes after a serious collision on Tuesday, which left one man in a serious condition.

The accident happened on Chorley New Road in Lostock, which has been branded an accident hotspot, with mulitiple crashes including fatalities.

The cause of the two vehicle collision is still under investigation, it has prompted renewed calls for the road to be made safer.

The Bolton News reported last week Cllr Andy Morgan was set to have talks with highways officers to see what could be done, as well as police to step up roadside speed checks.

On Tuesday a crash took place on the road (Image: Newsquest)

Now he has said there have been called to introduce fixed speed cameras.

Cllr  Morgan said: “People overwhelmingly thought there should be more enforcement of the 40mph speed limit.

“They say if they do go down to 30mph, motorists will just speed through that as well.

“I have asked police for more mobile patrols which can help in the short term, but we need something more long term and people are looking for fixed cameras now.

“There’s average speed check and specific point of check cameras. I’d have to work with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) colleagues and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) colleagues about the feasibility of them, but with the crash statistics, there have been a number of serious incidents in just a couple of years.”

The most recent crash saw two men attend hospital (Image: Newsquest)

He continued: “There have been two fatal accidents in the last 12 months.

“It seems quite regular there are accidents on that stretch of road. We’re going to start discussions now and I have spoken to officers about more speed checks there.

“People’s first instinct is to reduce the speed. But then they think ‘why should we be penalised for people breaking the law’.

“They have also said that even if it was reduced to 20mph, they would still speed.

“The majority of people wanted to keep the 40mph limit.”