ACTION has been taken at a 'dangerous' junction after a fourth crash earlier this week and pressure grew for changes.

Worcestershire County Council has taken the Copcut junction back to one lane both sides, laying out cones to prevent use of two lanes to overtake.

The latest crash saw a man taken to hospital after hitting a wall and telegraph pole on the A38 Worcester Road, on the junction opposite the Copcut Elm pub.

That followed another crash between a car and a motorbike on January 16 when a motorcyclist and his passenger were seriously injured.

And a nearby neighbour to the junction said the crash on Monday had been the fourth since the junction opened last autumn.

The cones were put out on Thursday night, and the authority said in a statement: "We have taken the decision to implement a temporary traffic management scheme at the A38 signal junction at Copcut near Droitwich whilst a review is undertaken.

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"This follows a number of observations associated with the operation of the junction."

The neighbour said it was a very welcome move, adding: "It is a start.

"If you are doing that, at least the traffic is slowing down. But no one is monitoring it.

"It is helping, people are not racing down there now.

"It is slowing the traffic down, and nobody is getting killed."

Warren Jennens, technical manager at Redrow Midlands, who were joint developers of the site with Persimmon Homes, has previously said designs for the junction were approved by the county council, with the authority retaining responsibility "for its ongoing safety and functionally”.