Another crash sparks further Mead Way junction safety concerns

A witness who saw the incident happen has criticised the junction, which used to be a mini-roundabout but is now a set of traffic lights, indicating that they believe it to be at least partly responsible for the crash. 

This isn't the first crash at the junction since the road reopened after the two-year roadworks finished

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Two cars turning right at the same time at the Mead Way junction (Image: Newsquest)

A car and a van collided in April, with many local residents speaking out then about their safety concerns. 

A witness who spoke to the Adver, and wanted to remain anonymous, said: "That junction is massively dangerous! Those turning right or left can’t see what is coming."

They explained that one car was paused, waiting to turn right into Stonehill Green and a van was waiting in front of it to turn right into Westmead in the opposite direction. 

"There was a gap in flowing traffic, so I assume the black car thought it was safe to turn and they hit the maroon car. Both lights were green. Any cars queueing to turn just can’t see well enough to know if it is safe to turn or not - it's just a stupid design.

"The black smart car that turned into the other car was missing almost all of its front. It is such a dangerous junction, just so poorly thought out."

Wiltshire Police confirmed it attended to a crash involving two vehicles on Mead Way at 4.30pm, October 25, adding that there were no injuries and no arrests were made. 

The aftermath of the crash on Mead Way in April

When concerns were raised following the crash in April, The Highways Department responded by urging people 'not to speculate' on what the cause of the crash was. 

It said: “We liaise with the Police on road collisions where injuries have occurred, and as always, would encourage people not to speculate on the cause of the collision at this time.

"We undertake road safety audits during the design process and on scheme completion; we will use any information provided by the Police following their investigation to review design issues should any be identified as a contributory factor."