Hamilton road safety fears give rise to warning over potential 'fatality'

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Residents of a Lanarkshire community fear it's only a matter of time before someone is killed at a danger spot for road accidents.

Last week, we told how a woman was rushed to hospital following a crash in Ferniegair. One local who dashed to help the casualty on the A72, Carlisle Road, has now stressed how dangerous the area is.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android She told Lanarkshire Live : "My concern is the speed going through the main village and the amount of accidents. "I've only lived here four years and I do feel I've noticed a big difference in the speed of traffic and how people drive on the road."Sometimes there's overtaking on the 30mph and it's scary how many accidents there's been, it's ridiculous."There was a head-on collision there last year, and that was the exact same spot I saw the car flip last week."Me and my neighbours were all out at it, and I was the one dialling 999 giving the driver's details.

We heard it flip and everyone ran down to help."I've since been on a meeting about it [the road safety issues] and the number of people who said they'd seen an accident first-hand, I just think it's a big concern, especially when there's a lot of pedestrians out there now."To me it all adds up wrong.