NOT enough accidents have occurred at a busy North Yorkshire junction to warrant further road safety improvements, a councillor has stated.

The speed limit on the A168 Thirsk Road in Northallerton has already been reduced from 40mph to 30mph to slow traffic down, but, after a collision on Friday, a nearby resident has called for more to be done.

Police are investigating after a motorcycle and a car collided around 10.30am.

Ambulances were called to the scene, near the Catholic Church, along from Mill Hill Lane. The victims were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

There was no suggestion those involved were speeding, however, Gordon Mackay, 87, who lives just off Thirsk road said he was concerned about the general speed of traffic in the area.

"I have lived in Northallerton for 58 years and this has been a long-standing problem, but in the past 18 months it's got worse, he said. It is a really busy road, particularly between 7am and 9.30am, that's when a lot of the heavy lorries seem to be coming through.

"With Northallerton College and Broomfield Primary school on either side of the road there are a lot of children, mothers with pushchairs and other pedestrians trying to get across.

"It really makes me afraid, I have talked to the council but nothing has been done.

We really need some matrix signs to slow traffic down, or cameras to make people realise what speed they are doing. Pedestrians need to be able to cross safely. "

North Yorkshire county Coun David Blades said the authority had investigated the area in the past and there had not been enough incidents to warrant action.

He added: "I am not aware of any serious problems on that junction, but we always keep an eye on these things.

If there are accidents people need to report it to us, or if the police were involved it will get fed through to highways."