A dad has called out the Council to take action after a ‘serious’ crash outside his home.

Chalfont St Peter resident Jeremy Fletcher, 48, called the emergency services after a scary crash outside his home on West Hyde Lane.

Two cars were written off and a pregnant woman pulled out of the wreckage following the daytime smash on Monday September 18, which shut the lane temporarily.

Jeremy, who has been campaigning against littering and for better safety of the lane, said: “So lucky nobody died.

Bucks Free Press: One of the cars following the serious crash One of the cars following the serious crash (Image: Jeremy Fletcher)

“I wouldn’t be lying if I said there were at least two near misses every day.”

Now the dad has demanded Buckinghamshire Council to take action because of the near misses and the crash on the bend, which is close to a school. 

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Jeremy, who has lived in the area since 2021, claimed he has raised the safety issue with Buckinghamshire Council a year ago to highlight the near misses on the bend nearby his home.

“The response that I received was that because an accident had not happened that no action could be taken,” Jeremy said.

After contacting the Council again after the crash, he was then apparently told no calming measures can be taken not because there hasn’t been a “serious accident but because they have no money,” he said.

“Speed restrictions - such as sleeping policeman, lighting, road signage are now urgently required and it is on the council to find the money – we are very fortunate that there was not a fatality this week, but the daily near misses and the seriousness of this accident clearly point to the requirement for an intervention plan,” he added.

Buckinghamshire Council's cabinet member for transport Steven Broadbent said: "It would be inappropriate for us to comment on the specifics of this accident until any Thames Valley Police investigation is concluded or they provide us with an official report. This investigation would determine what, if any, highway factors were involved in the accident.

"We take all incidents seriously, but we can advise that there have been no injury incidents reported on West Hyde Lane in the past five years – which is our current criteria for detailed investigation, analysis and ultimately the prioritisation of road safety funding."

When contacted previously, Thames Valley Police declined to comment on the crash, because the force no longer comments on road traffic collisions unless an appeal has been published by the press office.