WORCESTERSHIRE Highways has issued an update on their investigation into Lansdowne Crescent, Worcester.
Drivers have ended up crashing their cars into railings on Lansdowne Cresent and onto the adjacent allotments on three occasions in three months.
In September a Renault Megane crashed through the fence and ended up in the allotments.
Councillor Matthew Jenkins has been particularly vocal about the urgency of action as he says drivers are using the narrow city street as a "racetrack".
He has called for highways to consider some kind of method of slowing drivers down, including the introduction of a 20mph speed limit or a chicane.
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"I am concerned that someone will be seriously injured if we don’t find a way to slow drivers down," he added.
In July, after we reported the first crash, Worcestershire County Council said it would investigate to see if changes are needed on the road including "the appropriateness of the speed limit in the area".
In a new statement, the authority said: "We are aware of the incidents in Lansdowne Crescent and are currently working with partner agencies to consider options.
"We will continue to liaise with the local county councillor.’’
In response to our original story, people have been calling for more to be done to make the road safe.
Nick Weeks said: "It needs to be one-way from Rainbow Hill to Lansdowne Road with a couple of speed bumps, and a 5mph limit around the bend enforced by a camera.
"That might sound like overdoing it, but as someone who regularly cycles through here I'm very aware that it's only a matter of time before someone gets actually killed."
Sharon Grubb said: "We live in flats next to this it's going to be a fatality next how no one has been seriously hurt is a miracle.
"Even walking along there is a danger something needs to be done."
Other readers called for the road to be 20mph or enforcement to stop cars parking near the bend.
The councillor has long argued for a reduction to 20mph on the blind corner calling that a "no-brainer".
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