Fatal crash sparks campaign for speed cameras

The speed limit on Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, was reduced a few years ago but campaigners said it was often ignored

Hundreds of people have signed a petition for working speed cameras and other measures on a dual carriageway.

The campaign came after a woman was killed when she was struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing on Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, near Brierley Hill.

Residents told the BBC there have been other fatalities and near misses on the road in recent years.

Dudley Council said it would review what extra safety features could be introduced on the route.

The route's speed limit was reduced several years ago while changes were made to road markings, signs and pedestrian crossings.

But Labour councillor Chris Barnett, who is part of the campaign, said the changes have made little difference.

"People carry on dying on the road. What hasn't been done is a comprehensive review of safety on the road and a look at how it's designed," he added.

Conservative MP Suzanne Webb said the road needed to be made safer

More than 850 people have signed the petition which has also drawn the support of the area's Conservative MP, Suzanne Webb.

"We will do whatever we can to make that road safe. Often it takes a tragedy for those in road safety to jolt up and do something about it," she said.

An 18-year-old man was arrested for offences including causing death by dangerous driving over the death of the woman on 29 September.

He was released on bail.

In 2021, a man died when he suffered a cardiac arrest after he was hit by a car on Thorns Road.

Dudley Council said it was liaising with West Midlands Police over the latest death and would carry out its own review.