SLOW IT DOWN: Just days after road works were removed from the A4 near Chippenham a further accident happened on the blighted road.

The two-car collision is a firm reminder to Wiltshire County Council that something needs to be done on the dangerous stretch of road between Chippenham and Calne.

A Rover went into the back of a Peugeot van last Thursday at around 10am.

The two vehicles were travelling towards Calne when the accident happened on the bend before the Saab Garage.

Two people received minor injuries and an ambulance took them to Chippenham Hospital for treatment.

There have been no accidents on that stretch of road for the past two months due to road works slowing the traffic. Prior to the road works accidents were reported on a weekly basis.

Next Wednesday the county council's regulatory committee will be meeting to discuss whether it will fund safety improvements on the road.

The A4, which has two recognised black spots at Studley crossroads and outside Pewsham Motors, will be in a list of 28 identified cluster sites in Wiltshire.

These have been selected as priorities from a list of 200 sites.

A further four lengths of road which have an above typical accident injury rate have been identified by officers for remedial work, including the A4 from Chippenham to Calne.

On Wednesday more than 30 schemes will be competing for a share of £300,000.

Last October the Gazette launched a campaign to get road safety measures implemented on the A4, following a catalogue of accidents including a fatal collision, which killed 60-year-old Geoffrey Smith of Calne.

A Gazette campaign team including the Calne and Chippenham mayors and members of the town, district and county council, took to the streets to gain public support.

More than 3,000 signatures were collected in two months in favour of road safety improvements including a reduction of the speed limit.

The petition was handed to the county council in December for its consideration before a decision is made on funding allocation next week.

Mayors Tony Trotman and Desna Allen will be attending the meeting alongside Chippenham town councillor Bill Douglas to urge the council to take action.

They already have the support of county councillor Philip Allnatt.

"The recent accident highlights the dangerous situation we find ourselves in," he said.

"I am hoping that the county will come up with a proper solution that will not just be a Sellotape and string affair that will not last."

He said at the meeting the council will be considering all the projects across the county and evaluating which ones would receive funding and what measures should be taken.

The A4 will be in competition with dangerous roads and accident black spots across Wiltshire.

Coun Trotman said he was pleased that the county was finally considering the A4.

"Desna and I will be asking the committee to consider the dangerous route between Calne and Chippenham, especially the Studley crossroads and the junction at Old Derry Hill."

He said he would be urging members to introduce black spots signs and double white lines on the road.

Coun Douglas is asking members of the public to attend the meeting to give their support for the campaign.

"We would like as many people as possible there to show their support.

"We expect the county council to take recognition of the strength of feeling shown by the people of Chippenham and Calne with our petition.

"If we do not get something done we will keep trying to get action taken with the use of our petition," he said.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday at 10.30am at County Hall in Trowbridge.