RESIDENTS fear someone will be killed unless a crossing they are fighting for is built on a busy main road.

Locals who live close to congested Leyland Road in Penwortham have battled for road safety measures close to the junction of Flag Lane for more than 14 years but with no success.

Members of the Marks Close Residents Association and other nearby residents met at a public meeting at nearby Moor Hey Special School, Farcroft, on Monday night this week to voice their opinions.

Association member Anne Cookson said a crossing was urgent because schoolchildren and old people cross the stretch of road regularly.

She said: "Why should we have to wait for an accident to happen or someone to get killed before something is done?"

Mrs Cookson demanded that the County Council's crossing criteria tests - which include traffic volumes, site lines and pedestrian levels - be re-done.

She said: "The pedestrian count was done during school holidays. It should be done in term-time."

The residents are to write to the County Council and have the support of parish council members, South Ribble Councillors, local MP Robert Atkins and Labour candidate David Borrow.

County Council Highways and Transportation Chief Richard Toon said: "We always want to look carefully at where local residents have great concerns.

"I think a recount is a very reasonable request and if there was a very different result we would have to reconcile the two."

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