BURNLEY MP Peter Pike today demanded a top-level meeting with council bosses regarding one of East Lancashire's most dangerous country roads.

And a senior councillor in the area has backed the call, urging road chiefs to re-assess traffic calming measures.

Lancashire County Council recently reduced part of the A646 from a national speed limit road to a 40mph zone.

But residents claim this has not solved the problem as a taxi driver lost control of his car, causing it to flip onto its side, on Wednesday night.

Mr Pike said: "This road is not safe and needs an alternative form of traffic calming. This is something I have been pursuing with Lancashire County Council for more than six months and I would like to have a meeting on site with someone from the county council, Burnley Council and the parish council so everyone can see how dangerous it is."

David Heginbotham, a Cliviger with Worsthorne ward councillor, today also called for tough action to be taken.

He said: "There have been many accidents on this road in recent months. Wednesday night's was just the latest.

"It's a dangerous road, and residents in the area have been concerned about it for years. A 40mph speed limit is not enough. With most of the recent accidents speed has been a contributing factor.

"We need either a fixed camera or some speed humps which will slow down the flow of traffic."

In January three men were injured, one of them suffering serious pelvic injuries, after a head-on collision occurred in Burnley Road.

And in April three females suffered injuries in an accident on the same stretch of road.

A spokesperson for Lancashire County Council said: "We have been in correspondence with Peter Pike regarding the A646 at Cliviger.

"A meeting is expected to take place with him shortly to discuss possible changes to the road, such as changing the speed limit, improving signs and changing the road markings."