A person has been injured following a crash on a major road.
At 11.45 a.m. on Wednesday, a car veered off the road, crashed through some bollards, and struck a parked car on the A10 Lynn Road at Setchey.
According to reports, the car also struck a structure, although it was unharmed.
The vehicle was recovered at 1:15 p.m. after police and ambulance personnel were dispatched to the area.
After the event, one person was hurt, though it’s unclear how serious their injuries were.
The AA Traffic Map shows that traffic remains slow in the area and emergency services are still at the scene.
Mandatory roadside eyesight examinations have been implemented nationwide in the UK as part of a national police program to increase road safety, reminding drivers of the importance of having clear vision for safe driving. Regular sight exams are emphasised in the campaign, and police officers inspect drivers to make sure they match the required visual standards.
Penalties for failing the check could include disqualification, penalty points, or fines of up to £1,000. According to Staffordshire Police, the “Is your vision roadworthy?” project, which is a component of the National Police Chief’s Council’s Operation Dark Night campaign, started on Monday and will end on November 10.
As part of the project, officers will be carrying out roadside number plate vision tests at every opportunity, including any traffic-related stops. The aim of the campaign is to ensure as many people as possible can demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the law – being able to read a number plate correctly at a distance of 20 metres, in daylight, as well as meet the minimum eyesight standard and demonstrate they have an adequate field of vision.
If officers determine that a driver undergoing a vision test is unsuccessful, they can inform the DVLA immediately as part of Cassie’s Law. The law came into effect in February 2013 following the death of 16-year-old Cassie McCord from Colchester, who was killed on her way to school by an 87-year-old driver, just three days after he had failed an eyesight test and refused to surrender his licence. Now, any driver who fails the roadside test could have their licence revoked straight away, receive three penalty points and be fined up to £1,000, Staffordshire Police said.
Inspector Sion Hathaway, from the force’s Road Crime Team, said: “It is vital that we do all we can to make sure that, when you get behind the wheel, you are not putting yourself or others at risk of injury or worse, especially during the darker winter months.”
