Campaigners from the A6135 Accident reduction Group and families of those killed on the road in recent years gathered around the A6135 Tree calling for safety improvements, more than 50 people turned out including residents.

Residents of Occupation Road and Lodge Drive fear this weeks cold snap will bring further misery to families this Christmas.  The combination of Cold/snow/Frosty nights and party season is known to coincide with an increase in incidents.  The Crash Barrier has not yet being repaired, so at least one house has no protection, from out of control vehicles

Please take care this Festive season.

The A6135 Accident reduction group received a report from EuroRAP, the European road Assesment program.  The report finds that 8 out of 10 of the "persistantly higher risk" roads are in the North of England, and more importantly 2 of those are in Barnsley.  The A6135 is 8th and the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley is 10th in the report of the highest risk roads (excluding motorcycle accidents).

The following is the official press release issues by South Yorkshire Police into the accident on the A6135 30th November 2009.