COMMUNITY leaders at a village near Droitwich are pressing for action over an accident blackspot.

They recorded 10 crashes last year at Cutnall Green and two last month alone.

Now villagers are hoping engineers can find a solution to stop the rate of accidents. Fresh calls were made for action after a lorry was in collision with a transit van two weeks ago.

Other danger spots include the turning for Mustow Green and the stretch near the Podmore industrial estate.

Janice Thompson, whose home was hit by a 13-ton lorry when it ploughed into her lounge while her niece slept feet away four years ago, said accidents were becoming a regular occurrence.

"We see the accidents time and again, and people injured," she said.

"Sooner or later someone will be killed. We wish they'd do something."

Mrs Thompson believes the stretch of the road, which dips into a bend near her home, is particularly dangerous.

She said water frequently pours off neighbouring fields and collects in the road because of drainage problems.

"We're very worried about that. If the water freezes, on top of the problem of the bend, we dread to think what could happen.

Expanding

"Part of the problem is that the road narrows, but it would be difficult to widen it with houses by the side.

"The lorries seem to get bigger and bigger, and the old RAF site is expanding with extensions to the industrial units."

Wychavon district councillor Andrew Christian-Brookes and parish council chairman Russell Harper are both calling for action to reduce the accident toll.

"We're very concerned about the whole of that road from Droitwich back to Kidderminster - it is poor," said Mr Harper.

Chris Barski, of the County Council's Accident Studies Team, said while the stretch was a known hotspot, others in the county were a higher priority because they suffered more accidents where people were hurt.

Andy Broom, of the Highways Partnership, said a new drainage pipe was due for completion at the end of the month and would stop surface water collecting on the road.

"This should improve the situation, but I'm not saying it will cure everything," he warned.