Terrington St Clement A17 crash: Petition calls for action

A woman in her 20s from Lincolnshire was killed and two boys were taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with life-threatening injuries

More than 4,500 people have signed a petition demanding improvements to a major road after a fatal crash.

The crash happened on the A17 at Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, on Monday.

A woman in her 20s from Lincolnshire was killed and two boys taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, with life-threatening injuries.

The petition calls on the county council to take action on this "dangerous junction".

It says the death is the third in five years and calls for a roundabout to be built.

Police were called to the A17 at Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, on Monday afternoon

Nic Skinner, who posted the petition online, said: "The county council need to take action now before any more lives are lost."

Tracy Jessop, Norfolk County Council's assistant director for highways and transport, said: "This is a desperately sad and tragic incident. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of everyone involved.

"It is too early to know exactly what happened, but the full circumstances will be investigated by the police and reported to the coroner at an inquest.

"We will, of course, be taking account of the specific details of this incident, and the overall accident record at this junction, on what is a very busy road used by thousands of people every day, to help inform any actions that may be necessary.

"There are understandably strong local opinions about this stretch of the A17 and we will continue to meet with community representatives as the facts around this tragedy emerge."

The woman who died in the crash has been named locally as Laura Pesterfield, of Boston, and a Facebook memorial page has been started.

The two boys, aged five and eight, were in a critical condition, but police have confirmed that one of them is now in a stable condition.

A fundraising website has so far raised £1,375 for the boys.