‘Head-on crash’ warning as motorists drive wrong way down one …
Nigel Evans, of Nigel’s Hair Design, says the ‘no entry’ sign fixed to a lamp post demolished by a runaway Hills Waste refuse lorry in Duke Street on March 15[1] has still not been replaced.
“There could be a head-on collision at some stage as drivers are coming down the one-way street the wrong way,” he said.
“The longer it goes on, the more likely it is to happen.”
Mr Evans was speaking after a second lamp post just around the corner from his salon was demolished by a HGV driver on Tuesday morning.
“I heard a bang and the lights in my shop flickered briefly. I went outside to look around and saw the lamp standard had been knocked over and the lorry driver picking up his bumper.”
Mr Evans says council officials cut down the second damaged lamp post and made safe its electrics before putting tape around it.
The incident was the second time within a month that a lamp post has been damaged in the Duke Street and Church Street area of Trowbridge.
Church Street is a one-way street from the junction with Union Street to the junction with Silver Street, while Duke Street is a one-way street for part of its length to Brewery Walk.
The lamp post and no entry sign demolished outside Nigel Evans hairdressing salon in Duke Street has still not been replaced. Photo: Trevor Porter 69755-3 (Image: Trevor Porter)
In the first incident, Mr Evans’ £2,000 bike was squashed by the runaway lorry after he had secured it to the lamp post outside his hairdressing salon.
The lamp post saved his shop from significant damage and possibly saved his life, as he had been stood inside opening the blinds on his front window.
Mr Evans now fears the junction has become accident-prone as the council has not replaced the ‘no entry’ sign from Duke Street to Church Street, causing confusion for motorists.
“It’s a bit of a standing joke now in Trowbridge,” said Mr Evans, who was given money by Hills Waste to replace his squashed bike.
“The no entry sign on top of the damaged lamp post has still not been replaced and vehicles are coming down past my shop when they shouldn’t.”
A spokesperson for Hills Group said they are still investigating the accident on March 15, while Wiltshire Police said the refuse lorry driver has not been arrested or charged.
References
- ^ lamp post demolished by a runaway Hills Waste refuse lorry in Duke Street on March 15 (www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk)