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MPs demand action after deaths at A21 black-spot By Andy Tong andy@timesoftonbridge.co.uk
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THREE MPs have written to Highways England calling for action to be taken to tackle problems with an accident blackspot on the A21. The area on the recently dualled section between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells at Castle Hill has seen 12 accidents since last December. Two drivers were killed, including Subhash Pai, a 38-year-old dentist from Tunbridge Wells, who died when his vehicle left the carriageway in July. On several occasions cars have crashed through a wooden fence and across an NMU (non-motorised user) cycle path that runs adjacent to the road.
Highways England is responsible for the stretch of road, and the MP for Tonbridge & Malling Tom Tugendhat and his colleagues Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) and Amber Rudd (Hastings & Rye) wrote to its chief executive Jim O’Sullivan last week. The MPs said they had been ‘approached by many residents’ and ‘families of those who have lost their lives due to accidents there’. They wrote: “You will see that it is clear that improvements are needed here in
A crash barrier would reduce the risk of a car leaving the road and so avoid collisions
Campaigners ‘turn Tonbridge pink’ to raise awareness of breast cancer
order to prevent more tragic accidents.” They call on Highways England to consider recommendations made by the coroner’s report into one of the fatalities. A coroner at one of the inquests found that a crash barrier would reduce the risk of a car leaving the road and so avoid collisions with cyclists and other users of the path. Another issue that has been identified is standing water on the road surface. This is believed to be caused by poor drainage and it is claimed that cars are ‘aqua-planing’, or losing traction, when there is heavy rain. There is a sign to warn northbound drivers but the coroner noted the lack of a
SEVEN women from the town who have been affected by breast cancer are hoping to ‘Turn Tonbridge Pink’ this Friday [October 18] to raise awareness of the condition. The campaign coincides with the charity Breast Cancer Now’s national Wear It Pink Day and the group have approached shops and businesses to help their cause. Lisa Pearson said: “We have had amazing feedback from local businesses who are decorating their windows and premises, and their staff are wearing pink. “We originally approached just the High Street, but word has spread and other businesses in the area have kindly got involved. Local
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