Stanningley Road: Speed camera plan after fatal bus stop crash

Speed cameras will monitor Stanningley Road near where Terence Russell was hit in Leeds

Speed cameras will be installed on a stretch of road where a man was hit by a car and killed while he waited at a bus stop in Leeds.

Terence Russell, 62, died when a black Mitsubishi Shogun being driven along Stanningley Road hit the shelter at about 15:15 GMT on 20 November.

Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire's deputy mayor for crime and policing, met with local residents on Monday.

Cameras will monitor both directions and be installed in January, she said.

Mr Russell, 62, was killed in the crash on Stanningley Road on 20 November

Two other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following the crash near the junction with Armley Ridge Road.

A 57-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the crash was released on police bail.

Local residents said they had been lobbying for a speed camera on the stretch of road for several years.

Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire's deputy mayor for crime and policing, met with residents at the crash site on Monday

Ms Lowe said: "This is an accident blackspot. It's one I predicted when I was a councillor here and I'm really pleased we're now going to get some action.

"New cameras will be installed from January and it is long overdue."

She continued: "We need to put physical measures in place and design this road in a way to prevent people driving at speed.

"Also, we need to be allowing residents who live here to access and egress their homes in a safe way."