Renewed calls for safety measures at Rathmolyon junction after accident
Two motorists were lucky to avoid injury last Saturday after another collision at the Rathmolyon crossroads, this time where a van ended up on its side.
"Again it is a miracle that nobody was injured," said local shopkeeper Christy Ryan.
"A car came from the Trim Road and struck a van that turned up on its side in the middle of the road."
He said he spoke to the driver of the car who wasn't familiar with the road and told him he didn't realise there was a road at the crossroads. Mr Ryan said both drivers were badly shaken but thankfully weren't injured.
Local resident Miriam McGrath lives at the crossroads and has been raising safety concerns about the junction with Meath County Council for years.
While she said there are seven signs to tell drivers they are coming to a village or a junction, people don't seem to see them.
Ms McGrath explained that there is a protected stone wall outside their house and another on the other side of the crossroads at the Church of Ireland Church. She said for people who don't know the road, the walls seem to cause a"trick of the eye".
She pointed out that all the accidents happened in daylight. "It is a trick of the eye. Our wall- nothing can be done with. And the Church of Ireland wall- nothing can be done with."
Ms McGrath has asked the council before about staggering the junction and she has also been asking for a footpath for many years.
Many children from the village walk to the hurling pitch and have to cross the road, leading to huge safety concerns.
"It is only a matter of time before a child is killed," said Ms McGrath.
Meanwhile, A man escaped with minor injuries after being struck by a car in the Johnstown area of Navan on Friday morning of last week. The incident happened near Supervalu at 7.40am on 29th October. The man received minor injuries and was very shocked and shaken by the ordeal. Gardai and the ambulance service attended the scene.