First Thompsons Cross crash of 2011
The single car accident involved the driver overshooting the junction coming from the Kilgowan direction.
"The car ended up buried in the opposite trees and went on fire," says local resident Sabina Reddy, who has led a campaign to have the junction redesigned. "Luckily the man escaped alive, and the services of the fire brigade, guards and ambulance attended the scene."
Acknowledging the fact that a commitment was recently extracted from the NRA to erect public lighting and new warning signage at the junction, Sabina nevertheless is adamant that something more needs to be done if a fatality is to be avoided.
"The road was constructed far too wide and leads to motorists increasing speed when on it, and when they come on the junction at Thompsons Cross it is too late to stop."
She has called on Kildare County Council's road safety officer to ensure that the approach to the junction be narrowed and an Accident Black Spot sign be erected.
