And another accident causes chaos on the A53 in Baldwins Gate

At around 4pm on 30th May 2014, the main A53 road in Baldwins Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme, was blocked by an accident at the junction of Gateway Avenue.  This is the latest in a string of many accidents on this stretch of road and occurred at the very spot where developers, Richborough Estates, have submitted plans for a pedestrian crossing.

Residents protested vigorously against a planning application which, if it had succeeded, would have seen half the vehicles in the village being forced to access the busy A53 from this single junction. The application was refused by the Newcastle Borough Planning Committee but Richborough Estates have now submitted an appeal which is yet to be heard.

The scene was attended by two ambulance crews and police were forced to divert westbound traffic through a small housing development in order to keep the traffic moving.