ROAD safety experts are to work together to bring about improvement measures to increase road safety on the A64.

North Yorkshire’s Road Safety Partnership, 95 Alive, has pledged to work with Highways England in an effort to prevent further tragedies.

The partnership met following a double fatality involving pedestrians on the A64 by Welburn, near Malton, last weekend. There was a similar double fatality on this stretch of the A64 at nearby Crambeck last month.

“It is of great concern to everybody that there have been two double fatalities on this stretch of the A64 in such a short space of time and our thoughts are very much with the families of those who have died” said Cllr Don Mackenzie, North Yorkshire’s road safety champion.

“The safety of residents and road users is a priority for all of us and North Yorkshire County Council will continue to work closely with Highways England who have responsibility for the A64 route.”

A meeting has been arranged with local residents for next week and a full investiugation is currently underway by both police and the Highways Agency.

Assistant Chief Constable Amanda Oliver said: “The A64 is one of our key routes for our safety camera vans, with a number of enforcement sites both east and west-bound, to and from Welburn and Crambeck villages.

"Our vans focus on both speeding and mobile phone use. We will be increasing our policing presence to provide some reassurance to our local communities and will be working with our partners at 95 Alive to explore longer term solutions."