ROAD safety measures could be on the way for Hollywater, as part of a bid to make its crossroads safer.
Whitehill Town Council's planning and amenities committee heard on Monday that a meeting had taken place between the town council, Hampshire County Council's Graham Carter and traffic management officer Pc Eric Martin from Whitehill police.
Among the improvement measures being considered are colouring the road surface leading to the crossroads to make it more visible.
Measures to improve the visibility on the roads are also being considered.
It is hoped these will assist in achieving the Hollywater Society's aim to secure reduction of the speed limit at the crossroads to 30 mph.
However Pc Martin told The Herald that more work would have to be carried out near the crossroads before that wish could become a reality.
He said: "At the moment we could not support a change in the speed limit unless it was accompanied by measures to change the road's layout.
"A speed limit needs to be enforceable and we would want some measures which would slow traffic down automatically."
News of the possible measures follows an accident near the crossroads last Friday.
A Ford Escort travelling east from Walldown Road towards Whitehill Road collided with a stationary Rover 400 saloon, before hitting a Peugeot 205 which was travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Escort, a 17-year-old youth from Bordon, sustained concussion and a gash to the head and his three passengers received minor injuries.
The driver of the Peugeot, a 45-year-old man from West Sussex, received a gash to the head.
All were treated by ambulance crews and taken to the Royal Surrey Hospital before being released.
Geraldine Wilson, who lives in Hollywater, said on Monday that the accident was the worst she had seen at the crossroads and the third serious accident in as many months.
Pc Martin said a major factors in the accident was the fact that the Rover had stopped after attempting to turn left down Hollywater Road, which is currently closed to allow utility work to be carried out.
Police have agreed to carry out speed checks in the area, as well as to provide the town council with accident statistics for the crossroads over the past three years.