Residents call for action after most recent crash threatens wall
Residents of Coton Hill in Shrewsbury have called for action to slow down traffic as it approaches a bend in the road after yet another crash. A wall is having to be rebuilt after the most recent incident which has weakened a wall to the point that is could collapse
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00:00Okay, can you say who you are?
00:02Yeah, I'm James Laurie.
00:04And where are we?
00:05Uh, we're on Coton Hill where I've been a resident for four years, approximately.
00:09And we've had a number of things happen in this part of the world over the years,
00:13including one recently where a car went into a wall that's behind you.
00:17I'd say a similar incident has occurred two or three times since I've been here.
00:32What generally tends to happen is they come up from Smithfield Road down Chester Street,
00:40perhaps going a bit too fast, perhaps they've had something to drink.
00:43Um, they carry too much speed into these corners, they miss this corner,
00:51end up in the wall.
00:54And it's happened a few times.
00:56And do you think it would be useful if somebody did something about it?
01:01I think perhaps a couple of speed bumps down there would perhaps be a bit of a good idea.
01:07Some bollards, maybe.
01:09And even just some better signage for better lighting, maybe.
01:14Just to show that there's, you know, a corner here that's risky.
01:20Brilliant.
01:21James, thank you very much for your time.
01:22You're welcome.