More pressure is being placed on the authorities to install speed cameras at a junction labelled “the worst in Bucks” after two drivers died at the spot in the last five years.

Councillors and residents have been calling for safety measures to be introduced at the A412, near Black Park Lane in Wexham, for years following a string of severe crashes next to the popular country park.

Police were asked at a meeting of South Bucks District Council (SBDC) yesterday (July 17) if there are any planned schemes to reduce accidents on the road.

Councillor for Wexham and Fulmer, Malcom Bradford, called for speed cameras to be installed and the speed limit of 60mph to be reduced.

A statement read out on behalf of Cllr Bradford said: “The A412 junction at Black Park has seen many accidents and fatalities.

“The police and Bucks County Council have received many complaints and they said the junction and the speed on the highway will be addressed.

“This is the worst junction in Bucks. Can you confirm when police will tackle the speed and introduce speed cameras as requested?

“It has been going on for a number of years with no changes implemented and the accidents continue despite the history.”

Chief constable of Thames Valley Police, Francis Habgood, confirmed two fatal and two “serious” accidents have taken place at the junction over the last five years.

He admitted there are currently no planned safety schemes for the road – but said 100 hours of speed enforcement have been carried out since the beginning of the year, with police catching 2,200 motorists flouting the law.

However, he added speed enforcement does not reduce the number of crashes, and a “longer term solution”, such as road engineering, will need to be found.

Introducing average speed cameras, similar to those used on motorways, was also investigated, however, the scheme would cost £100,000 – making it “unaffordable”.

Chief constable Habgood said: “This junction has, in regard to the past five years up to February, two fatal accidents and two serious, so it would trigger some activity around enforcement but also engineering. So what you can do is design out the accidents.

“Enforcement doesn’t solve the problem. Actually, you need to come up with some other sort of solution as well. We have been looking at the average speed cameras.

“At the moment the technology is still relatively new. I know it is used on motorways but it is very little used off the motorway network at the moment.

“There needs to be a long-term solution which probably involves engineering.”