Following today’s serious accident on the Lôn Fawr and Corwen road junction, Clwyd West MS Darren Millar has urged the Welsh Government to take immediate action to improve the road.  

Darren has been calling for road improvement at the junction for some time, and in November last year launched a petition in a bid to get the Welsh Government to carry out the improvements needed.

Despite this, more than six months on, the works have not been carried out and today there was a further accident at the dangerous junction which has resulted in someone having to be taken to hospital in an air ambulance.

Raising the matter in this afternoon’s Business Statement in the Welsh Parliament, Darren said:

“There's been yet another dangerous accident on the A494 trunk road in my own constituency, on the Lôn Fawr and Corwen road junction. There was a scheme that was planned to improve the safety of that junction, but, regrettably, the Welsh Government scrapped the scheme as part of its roads review earlier this year.

“The person involved in the accident was taken in an air ambulance to hospital; I don't know what the situation is in terms of that individual's health, but I'm sure all of us would want them to recover very, very quickly. 

“Clearly, this is a junction that continues to be dangerous, that continues to require some investment from the Welsh Government, and I'd like an urgent statement from the Deputy Minister with responsibility for the trunk road network to make sure that this work is done as a matter of urgency, given that we've had yet another accident on this road.”

The Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths MS, replied: 

“The Deputy Minister for Climate Change is looking at safety measures on the road that you referred to, and I'm sure, at the most appropriate time, will come forward with a further announcement.”

Speaking afterwards, Darren said:

“This stretch of the A494 poses a serious risk to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians and I am regularly contacted by local residents raising concerns.

"Despite my repeated calls for improvements, we are still in the same position with accidents continuing to happen. What will it take for the Welsh Government to recognise the seriousness of this situation? They are putting lives at risk every day.”

Watch Darren’s contribution in the Welsh Parliament below: