The driver of this car was lucky to escape injury after careering off a slippery road into a rhyne near Brent Knoll on Tuesday (October 7th).
The accident in Harp Road has prompted fresh calls for safety improvements following many similar incidents along the busy route during recent years.
In Tuesday’s crash, the motorist behind the wheel lost control of the vehicle as he negotiated a bend and the car ended up on its side, partially submerged in water.
Passing motorist Dave Ilsley, from Burnham, was one of the first people at the scene. He told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “I drove round the bend a few moments after the car had gone into the ditch. The windscreen wipers were moving and I was concerned that someone might be trapped inside.”
“Fortunately, as I got out of my car to go and help, I was relieved to see the young driver had got out unharmed. It could have been very serious.”
There have been several accidents along Harp Road in recent years, including two in just 12 hours last October.
District Councillor Bob Filmer, who represents Brent Knoll, has long campaigned for safety improvements along the road. He told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “For many years both Mark and Brent Knoll Parish Councils have called for speed limits and safety measures on this road.”
“Do we really have to wait for even more serious accidents to occur before safety improvements are implemented?”
Somerset County Council has previously said that there are not enough properties along the road to justify a 30mph restriction.
Tuesday’s incident came just a few days after a similar incident at Lympsham and a fortnight after a luxury 4×4 careered off the road at Mark.
