NICK ANGELO wants an urgent review of a major Loddon intersection after attending two crashes within weeks.
The Tarnagulla Ward councillor and CFA volunteer has been among the first to multiple accidents  at Laanecoorie where Bridgewater-Maldon Road crossing the Bendigo-Maryborough Road.
“There have been some safety measures put in place in recent years - flashing warning signs and an island - but there are still accidents,” Cr Angelo said.
“I have made initial contact with Ripon MP Martha Haylett who said a traffic count could be done but a count is irrelevant and doesn’t fix the problem.”
Cr Angelo said the verges on the Bridgewater-Maldon Road approaches were wide enough to create a step crossing intersection or even install a roundabout. “The roundabout at the Lockwood Road crossing has been a big help,” he said.
Cr Angelo said there had been several fatalities at the Laanecoorie intersection, the last in 2023.
“I have lost count of the number of accidents we’ve attended,” he said.
“Cars and trucks have ended up off the road and in paddocks.
“This is a key freight route and carries many trucks and cars travelling between Bendigo and Maryborough every day.”
Cr Angelo said: “We need this intersection to be made safer for all vehicles. And to reduce accidents there that put greater demands on volunteers from the Woodstock West Fire Brigade who are invariably first on the scene.”