POLICE have pledged to take action?in Parvis Road in Byfleet after three more accidents left several people with injuries this week.
The latest spate of collisions took the number of incidents on the busy road up to six in the space of a month, including one which resulted in the death of 17-year-old cyclist Joel Semmens on October 13.
The situation came to a head on Monday (October 25) when three collisions occurred within five hours of each other.
Byfleet Neighbourhood Specialist Officer PC Kirsty Hobbs said: “I have been approached by a number of concerned residents and action will be taken.
“I have spoken to my colleagues from the roads policing department to enlist their help and we will be also be carrying out Speedwatch checks along the road.”
At 3.15pm on Monday, an Ocado van, a silver Mercedes, a red Rover and a black Volkswagen Golf were involved in a collision travelling over the M25 bridge from the West Byfleet direction.
A woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries as a result of the incident.
Five minutes later a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with injuries to his ribs and wrist after being involved in a collision just 300 yards away from the first incident, near the junction with Oyster Lane.
The road was closed at both locations for several hours while police conducted an investigation into the cause of the collisions.
A woman was later taken to St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey with a suspected broken rib after a collision between a Smart car and a Citroen at the junction with Camphill Road at 8.17pm.
Cycle lanes
Ian Wright, chairman of the Woking Cycle Users Group, said changes should be made to Parvis Road to ensure the safety of both cyclists and motorists.
He said: “Firstly I’d like to send my thoughts to the family of Joel Semmens.
“If you are a cyclist riding safely with the proper reflective gear on there isn’t a lot more you can do, and it doesn’t help the cause of cycling when something like this happens.
“It’s a pretty busy road with a 40mph speed limit and people bolt along there at 60mph, so it can be very dangerous.”
Mr Wright suggested traffic-calming measures such as cycle lanes could help.
He added: “Cycle lanes are part of the solution but dropping the speed limit to 30 might help too, as it’s a short section between two villages.”
A spokesman for Surrey County Council?confirmed the authority was taking residents' concerns seriously.
He said: “We thank the people in the area for highlighting concerns about Parvis Road and they can be assured we will look into the situation.”
Earlier this month, Woking College student Joel Semmens died from his injuries after his bicycle was involved in a collision?with a black Audi TT convertible near Queens Avenue.
The following day, on October 14, a man had to be cut free from a blue MG ZR which had crashed into a road sign just before 6pm near the Queen’s Head pub.
And on October 18, a jogger was taken to St Peter’s Hospital with facial and leg injuries after a collisiom?with a blue Peugeot 306 at the junction with Oyster Lane.
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