Safety review pledged on A449

An accident blackspot in Wolverhampton which has claimed two lives in as many months was today facing a safety review as police named the latest driver to be killed on the stretch.

Jagjit Singh, aged 51, who is from the city, was killed just before midnight on Saturday when his silver Peugeot 406 hit a telegraph pole along the A449 Stourbridge Road near Wombourne.

Today police vowed to hold talks with Staffordshire County Council following repeated demands for traffic calming by residents.

There have been at least 12 serious accidents in recent years and people are now calling for the 70mph speed limit to be cut.

Mr Singh died in the crash opposite the Miller & Carter pub on the Wolverhampton-Staffordshire border.

Ch Insp Paul Trevor, from Staffordshire police, said: "We have to recognise this is the second fatal incident on the road recently and we are keeping an open mind as to the cause of the collision."

Staffordshire County Council today said the stretch is scheduled to undergo a speed review.

Last month Luke Woodstock, aged 19, of Attwood Gardens, Parkfields, died after crashing his Mini Cooper. Police say he was not speeding.