Road changes vow after dog's hit-and-run death

Road safety improvements have been promised near where a dog was killed in a hit-and-run crash.

Lee Wray-Davies previously told the BBC her blind cocker spaniel was struck by a vehicle travelling "extremely fast" on the A686 in Langwathby, Cumbria, on 6 June.

Westmorland and Furness Council has now said it will add an advanced stop line and alter road markings and signage on a bridge along the road.

But Mrs Wray-Davies said she worried the changes would only affect speeding in one direction and have little effect on the sharp corner where her dog died.

The council said the work would take place in the coming months, but Mrs Wray-Davies said the bridge was a good 200m away from the spot where her dog was killed.

"It gives people plenty of time to speed up again," she said.

The authority also said it would collect data on the volume and speed of traffic to establish whether speeding was a recurring issue.

"If identified we will work together with the local parish council and Cumbria Police to implement any further improvements that will address this," a spokesperson said.

Mrs Wray-Davies said she understood the council needed to collect hard data on this issue, but pointed out the problem had been talked about locally for years.

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