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Brothers' Deaths Spark Urgent A30 Road Review
22 Jul
Summary
- Two young brothers died in a multi-vehicle crash on the A30.
- Councillors demand an urgent safety review of the A30 stretch.
- Calls made for CCTV, barriers, and dualling of the road.
Cornwall councillors have urgently called for a safety review of a section of the A30 after two young brothers, Tobias and Finley Rice, tragically died in a multi-vehicle collision on May 28th. The five and eight-year-old brothers succumbed to their injuries shortly after the incident.
Councillors have specifically requested National Highways to review the road between the Loggans Moor roundabout and the Treswithian interchange, citing it as a 'death trap'. They have also called for the installation of CCTV cameras to monitor traffic violations and the implementation of concrete barriers to prevent head-on collisions and U-turns.
Furthermore, councillors are advocating for the dualling of this A30 stretch by 2036, noting that previous plans for this upgrade were abandoned in the 1970s. National Highways stated that safety is its top priority and it will progress feasible interventions based on collision data and network priorities.
