THE MP for Devizes has issued fresh calls for the government to ban HGVs from using the A338.

It comes following a near-miss in Collingbourne Ducis this weekend, when the driver of a Home Bargains lorry narrowly avoided colliding with a thatched cottage in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The driver is thought to have lost control of the vehicle.

A Ford Focus also ended up in the ditch as the driver reportedly swerved to avoid the lorry. Neither of the drivers involved were hurt in the crash.

Danny Kruger MP launched the new appeal the day before the first anniversary of the crash in the village which killed seven-year-old Eloise Jackson. 

The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald:

Eloise died after a collision between her bicycle and a HGV. 

Mr Kruger wants the A338 to be re-designated as a trunk route for HGVs.

Yesterday he wrote again to Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport to ask that Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) be prevented from travelling along the A338 and requesting alternative routes be considered.

Mr Kruger also wrote to the Head of Home Bargains.

He will visit residents later this month and will also meet Wiltshire Council to discuss further exploration of traffic restrictions on the road.

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Mr Kruger said: “Having visited Collingbourne Ducis to discuss the problem of lorries speeding through the village in the wake of Eloise’s death last year, I am dismayed to see another near miss this weekend. While I am very thankful that no one was hurt this time, I am resolute that something must change before another tragedy is allowed to take place.

“There have been enough tragic fatalities on this stretch of road in recent years. This is further evidence of the need to control speeding but also to ensure HGVs use different routes between the M4 and the A303."

The Government is currently reviewing north-south travel through Wiltshire and Mr Kruger said he has "argued strongly" for a redesignation of the A338 to reduce heavy goods traffic.

Her added: "The results of the review are expected soon and I have today reminded Government that residents are waiting for this news.”