Call for action on Oundle Road following collision that saw delivery driver killed
There have been calls for action to make a busy Peterborough road safer after a man died in a collision.
The collision happened on Oundle Road, near the junction with Jubilee Street in Woodston on Sunday evening (May 3).
Sadly, a 46-year-old man died at the scene. It is understood he was a delivery driver at the Moonlight takeaway on Oundle Road, just a few yards away from where the incident happened. The takeaway remained shut on Tuesday following the tragedy, with flowers placed at the scene.
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Now residents and councillors have called for measures to be taken to make the road safer.
John Hammond, a Woodston resident, said his thoughts were with the man’s family – but said the road was dangerous.
He said: “I must express my profound concern and frustration that this incident has occurred in a location where I, and other residents, have repeatedly been raising serious safety concerns for the past three years without any meaningful or sustained intervention.”
Mr Hammond said issues he had raised included persistent illegal parking on double yellow lines close to the junction between Jubilee Street and Oundle Road and vehicles stopping on zig-zag markings at the pelican crossing outside Moonlight.
He said: “The central issue here is not the attribution of blame for this specific incident, which will rightly be a matter for investigation. Rather, it is the fact that this location has been the subject of repeated, well-documented safety concerns, and yet there has been no effective or coordinated action to mitigate the risks.”
Cllr Daisy Blakemore-Creedon, who represents the Fletton and Woodston ward, said moves made by council leader cllr Shabina Qayyum to suggest a ban on pavement and verge parking could make a difference in the ward. She said: “Parking has been a persistent issue and clearly continues to be a serious concern today. Oundle Road has, for far too long, been used for illegal parking, with repeated reports being made and enforcement teams regularly called out.
“The recent fatal incident is a tragic reminder that this situation cannot continue. It makes clear that stronger action is needed, including a formal request for a verge and footpath parking ban.
“Alongside this, we have been working closely with residents to develop a wider traffic plan for Fletton and Woodston, ensuring that local voices are at the heart of the solution.”
Cllr Qayyum said ‘urgent and dire’ action was needed to address the issue. She said: “There does need to be action. This is about partnership working – we need to be working together on this one. Police can ticket drivers, we can put double yellow lines in place, we can put signage in – we will look at what we can do.”
Cambridgeshire Police said the collision took place at 9.46pm on Sunday (3 May).
A 52-year-old man from Peterborough, the driver of the car, a black MG ZS Excite, was arrested on suspicion of causing death through careless/inconsiderate driving.
Anyone who saw what happened or has dashcam footage of the collision, or the moments leading up to it, should report it through the force website or call officers on 101 quoting incident of 516 of 3 May or Operation Pinnock.