Birmingham New Road 'should be fully covered by average speed cameras'

The entire Birmingham New Road should be covered by new average speed cameras following a crash which killed two young brothers, an MP said today.

Pat McFadden called for an extension of the camera network following a horror crash.

Cameras are due to come in on the busy route between Coseley and Dudley – but will not extend to Wolverhampton where Sanjay Singh, aged 10, and his 23-month-old brother Pawanveer died in a crash last week.

The Wolverhampton MP has written to the police and council bosses to ask them to consider making changes to make the road safer, but said cameras were needed in both Wolverhampton and Dudley.

Average speed cameras are being rolled out in the Black Country over the next few weeks but, due to funding constraints, only on certain roads.

On the Birmingham New Road, they will be in place between Shaw Road and the Burnt Tree junction at Dudley.

Mr McFadden said: “I welcome the decision for more speed cameras along this road but I think they should cover both Wolverhampton and Dudley. My constituency crosses the borough boundary and my constituents on either side on the line deserve the same protection.”

The brothers, from Dudley, were with their mother in their BMW turning right into Lawnswood Avenue, when they were struck by an Audi S3.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

There have long been calls for tougher measures on the Birmingham New Road, amid concerns over speeding on the route.

The road was chosen for cameras as it is among those in the Black Country deemed to be most in need of speed measures.

Mr McFadden said: “This was a horrendous accident which has resulted in the tragic death of two young children.

“Residents living along the road are concerned about speed issues. I have written to the police and the local authority to ask them to review the speed control measures along the road and see if changes need to be made.”