Residents have pleaded for more safety measures after a three-car crash claimed the life of a father and young son near their homes.
Emergency services were called to Chesterfield North Road, Mansfield, close to the junction with Pleasley Hill, just after 6.10pm on Saturday, January 15.
Police said three cars are believed to have been involved and the family of the father and son who died are being supported by officers.
The driver of one of the other vehicles was also taken to hospital after suffering multiple fractures.
Residents are now calling for extra crossings and speed cameras to be set up in on the road in a bid to improve safety measures.
They have said that this is not the first time an incident has taken place near their homes.
Mother-of-three Nicola Marshall, 30, has pleaded for further safety measures on the road, saying she fears for her children's safety. She said: "I do have fears of this happening again.
"I'm fearful that my children could've been walking on the pavement at the side of my road. It could've happened at school times with children at the side of the roads walking home.
"It is used as a racetrack to be quite frank with you it's business as usual on that road.
"I'm a driver and several times I've been caught up in that exact same spot.
"It's just such a shock to everybody.
"When you come up to the traffic lights on Pleasley Hill it should really be a straight on lane and a left only lane; not two lanes going straight on and one to the left because that's where the accidents happen.
"For the community there needs to be some traffic lights that the children can cross exactly where the breaking of the road pavement is on the street - there needs to be a crossing there, whether it's a zebra crossing.
"In peak times you can't get above 20mph on that road but after those times people are always racing down there because there are no cameras.
"I'm literally metres away from the road - the crash happened right outside."
Chesterfield Road North does currently have an interactive speed camera, but Nicola thinks that they are not useful enough.
She added: "It's not slowing anybody down - it's not a deterrent at all."
Nottinghamshire Police have said enquiries are ongoing.
The current speed limit on the road is 30mph, but residents have said that drivers travel faster than that all-too-often.
Other neighbours have also responded to the tragic news, and shared their thoughts on the potential dangers of the road with one woman saying that her front gates have been damaged on more than one occasion due to road accidents.
Retired former carer Margaret Clarke, 80, who lives in Chesterfield Road North said: “Oh dear. Well we heard it first of all and saw police closing off the road.
“But I’ll tell you it’s time they put a speed camera on this road.
“I’ve been here 60 years and there’s always trouble on this road.
“That’s why I’ve got no gates at the front there, they’ve been smashed in twice.
“There’ll be more accidents if they don’t put a speed camera up.”
William Burke, 30, teacher and Chesterfield Road North resident: "I had heard about it - I saw something on Facebook.
"That’s awful news.
“I have a two-year-old and when I heard about it you instantly think the worst.
“This road has always been a nightmare for traffic.
“You see cars going down at 40 and 50mph.
“We do have a police presence sometimes. It’s for people going into Mansfield but never out of Mansfield.
“It’s sad that it might have taken something like this to change things on the road.“
Nottinghamshire County Council says that once police investigations have concluded they can begin to take action if necessary.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, chairman of the highways and transport committee said: “I am deeply saddened to hear about the fatal collision on Chesterfield Road North in Mansfield and my thoughts are with the families of those involved.
“As with any collision of this nature we work closely with the Police who lead on the investigation to determine the circumstances.
“Once that has been concluded, the findings will be discussed with our Safer Highways team who will action any recommendations or carry out our own further investigations as necessary.
“They look for any recurring patterns in the contributory factors relating to the accidents and where appropriate, develop new schemes to reduce these in the future.
“Recommendations of further safety measures on the highway can then be made where necessary.”
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