The Issue is lorry's overturning at Hall Corner,  A16, East Keal,  Lincolnshire. 

The A16 is a main route for thousands of drivers including workers, Emergency Services, and holidaymakers trying to reach their destination. Each time there is an accident it causes delays, mayhem and gridlock on surrounding country lanes and affects the Village Shop's income detrimentally as there is no passing traffic.  Hall Corner in East Keal has been known for many years as being a dangerous bend.  It is a sharp bend with an adverse camber that is too narrow for large HGV's to navigate without colliding or mounting the footpath on a daily basis.  It has been the location of many accidents including several involving overturned lorries, but if driven sensibly it can be negotiated without issue; however there are many drivers that ignore the warning signs in place and still take this corner too fast.  We are campaigning for a mandatory 20mph limit and average speed cameras to be installed to physically slow down vehicles thus reducing the risk of an accident with devastating consequences.

Over the years, Lincolnshire County Council have installed a safety barrier, advisory 20mph speed limit, slow lines on the road, bend warning signs, an adverse camber sign, chevron signs, hazard marker posts, changed the speed in the village from 40mph to 30mph and reinstated the double white lines.

This has obviously not made enough of a difference to prevent accidents happening.  Some drivers are not taking notice of signs and road markers so tougher action is now needed.  A Mandatory 20mph speed limit and average speed cameras would make the drivers think of the consequences if they do not slow down and encourage them to navigate the bend at the advised speed. 

Pedestrians and residents live in fear of another accident.  It has only been by chance that there have not been serious injuries or deaths in the previous accidents.  There are many residents who wait for there to be no large vehicles and then hurry along the footpath to get along it as quick as possible out of fear.  There are other residents who refuse to use the footpath altogether.

On 09/10/21 a tractor and trailer carrying shredded maize overturned on the bend and crushed the 'safety' barrier and landed on the footpath where residents had earlier been litter picking.  If anyone had been on the footpath at the time it would have been a fatality.

Since then a Highways Officer and County Councillor surveyed the scene.  The Highways conclusion was that as majority of vehicles navigate the bend successfully and no one has died yet, it is safe and not financially viable for further safety improvements.

Whilst waiting 47 days for the safety barrier to be repaired that time leaving pedestrians and residents vulnerable, over 3 vehicles collided with it.

Then, unfortunately on 08/02/22 a cement mixer overturned on the bend, damaging the footpath, demolishing the wall and cracking the water pipe leaving hundreds of residents without water for hours.  The driver escaped with minor injuries but if there had been a pedestrian on the footpath it would have been a fatality.  If myself, my family or my neighbours had been using the drive it would have been a fatality.  If we were in the garden it could have caused serious injury.  It also caused thousands of pounds of damage to our property with each collision. 

Now again on Friday 22nd May 2026 yet another cement mixer lorry has overturned and landed on the footpath then demolished our wall.

By installing a mandatory 20mph speed limit and average speed cameras; vehicles will have to slow and take the bend slower drastically reducing the risk of losing control and overturning, reducing the overall risk of accidents on the bend, and reducing the risk of serious injury or death to drivers, pedestrians, dogs being walked, and residents.

Pedestrians have a right to feel safe using the footpath.  We and other residents have a right to feel safe in our property, including our gardens.

Please support the installation of a mandatory 20mph speed limit and average speed cameras at East Keal. Thank you

Graham Pearson