Council officers have been passing on details of speeding and ‘anti-social’ drivers to police on a ‘dangerous’ stretch of road which has seen a recent fatality and numerous smashes. The matter of road safety on Derby Street and St Helens Road was brought up at a Bolton Council where the council heard that speeding and dangerous driving left one councillor ‘fearing for the safety of my children, family and residents’. The most recent crash on St Helens Road took place on Monday, July 22 when there was a collision which involved seven vehicles.
That incident happened a month after grandmother Karen Kimblin, 63, who was a mother-of-four and had seven grandchildren, was killed in a crash on the same stretch of road. She was a passenger in a Nissan which was involved in a crash with a Mercedes. The male Mercedes driver, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving before being released on police bail.
Following community calls for action it has emerged that council officers are presently working on a trial ‘anti-social driving enforcement strategy’ with police where data on speeding vehicles is passed on for enforcement purposes. The issue prompted a question to the council leadership from Rumworth ward councillor Ayyub Patel. He said: “Since June, there have been a further five collisions and members may be aware that on Monday there was a collision which seven vehicles were involved in.
He added: “Members will be aware of the serious collis.