A DISMAYED resident is to keep a diary of accidents on a busy main road into Darlington in a bid to persuade authorities to launch a crackdown on speeding.

Resident Lynn Holland called for safety measures on the A167 Croft-on-Tees to Darlington road after an accident claimed the life of 59-year-old mother-of-two Christine Watson in November.

Mrs Holland said she is now going to start keeping a record of every crash near her home after fearing nothing is being done.

She wants to see chevrons or barriers installed to slow drivers down and reduce the number of accidents, and to protect her home and garden.

The latest accident was on Tuesday, when a pick-up and trailer skidded on ice and ended up blocking three-quarters of the road. The driver was unharmed, but Mrs Holland said these type of crashes were very common near her home – and were not always reported to police.

In December, two people had to be freed from their vehicles by firefighters on the road near Croft, and last January, four people had to be taken to hospital after a three-car collision. In February, a Darlington man was airlifted to hospital after a crash on the same stretch of road.

But Mrs Holland said she had lost count of the number of cars that drive too fast and lose control outside her house.

She said: “If no one is hurt, the police aren’t usually called out, so there is no record of the crash. But I hear bangs all the time when cars come off the road.”

Darlington Borough Council said it was working in partnership with Durham Police to consider any additional measures, while Durham Police reminded drivers to “consider their speed and driving technique when driving rural roads where you may have to negotiate severe bends and narrower roads”.