A MOTHER of five is campaigning for road safety improvements in Warminster after two of her sons were injured in accidents.

Tracey Beatty, 36, who is the landlady of the Nags Head pub in Portway, says motorists are driving too fast through the town centre and there are not enough measures to slow them down or protect children.

Her concerns were heightened when her 17-year-old son, Ben, was knocked off his moped on Monday evening.

She said: "His best friend's mum saw his bike lying by the road and she came into the pub and told me. He was following me into work and I thought it was funny when he hadn't showed up after 15 minutes.

"I went numb when I heard. He was taken to Salisbury Hospital but luckily enough he was only badly bruised. I thought it was much worse when I saw the state of his bike."

Police are investigating the cause of the accident which involved a collision between Ben's moped and a car at the Market Place traffic lights.

A car also hit Mrs Beatty's five-year-old son, Jak, in December and his mum said he still has not fully recovered.

She said: "The accident involving his brother seemed to frighten him again. He was sick, started shaking and couldn't go to school the next day."

Mrs Beatty wants railings to be erected along dangerous sections of Portway because there was nothing to stop Jak from stepping into the busy road.

He was hit by a passing car outside the Nags Head and was rushed to Salisbury District Hospital with head and internal injuries.

Jak has made a full recovery but he is still weary about crossing roads.

His mum said: "He still gets worried, especially outside the pub. When he does cross the road he holds onto my hand very tightly. I have five children and my oldest and youngest have now been involved in accidents. I'm not going to let Ben ride a bike again."

Mrs Beatty has contacted the town council to help her push for more road safety improvements.

She said: "People need to be more careful and think about what could happen."

Wiltshire County Council is already funding some safety improvements in the town but Cllr Paul Batchelor said he would push for more.

He said: "People are using the town as a racetrack."