Changes are being considered at a Reading crash black spot where three people have been injured this year.
King’s Road is a major route between the town centre and East Reading.
Eleanora Galli, who lives nearby in Orts Road, brought attention to the issue earlier this year.
Her son was hit by a taxi driver who failed to stop while crossing the road in May 2021.
Three people have also been injured following crashes this year alone.
A woman was left critically injured after being hit by a BMW driver near the junction with Eldon Road on January 6.
A teen motorcyclist suffered life‑threatening injuries after a crash involving cars outside Reading College on February 12, and a teenage girl was seriously injured in a crash with a bus outside the Hope & Bear pub the following day.
Councillor Kathryn McCann, who represents the area, has called for Reading Borough Council to take action at a recent meeting.
Cllr McCann (Green, Redlands) said: “Just days after Eleanora Galli pleaded with us at Full Council to take action to make Kings Road and Cemetery Junction safer, two young people were hit and seriously injured on the same stretch of road where her son was hurt in 2021.
“Will the lead councillor now consider setting up a cross-party working group to consider seriously what can be done to make the road here safer, especially for our young people?”
John Ennis, lead councillor for transport, answered: “Our thoughts are with these two individuals and their families, and I wish them a full and swift recovery.
“As I said to Ms Galli, the council takes road safety very seriously. We understand and share in the concerns around the incidents that are occurring on Kings Road.
“I continue to be briefed by officers on the nature of these incidents, and I hope that you continue to understand that I cannot share sensitive information about the details of incidents in public, but please rest assured that officers are working on some potential mitigations.
“It is important that any measures that are considered for introduction are properly considered by professional officers and that they seek to directly address the suspected causes of the incidents and not introduce additional risks. It is challenging to address these incidents with engineering solutions, but I am aware that officers are developing some proposals.”
He went on to say that ward councillors McCann, Dave McElroy (Green, Redlands) and Will Cross (Labour, Redlands) will be briefed by council officers on the matter.
Cllr Ennis (Labour, Southcote) continued: “I’ll complete my answer by thanking Reading College for contacting me for a meeting to discuss safety on Kings Road. I was joined by colleagues and officers and considered this to be a very constructive and helpful meeting, exploring what we could all do to help.”
The exchange took place at the full council meeting on March 24.
Cllr McCann is defending her place on the council in the local elections on Thursday, May 7.
