A 2-vehicle collision on the Downs road this morning (Thursday) is causing heavy traffic build-up through Downend, Ashey and Brading.
Island Echo understands that the incident, which has occured near the junction of Rowlands Lane, Lime Kiln Shute and the Downs Road, has seen a VW Golf collide with a VW Caddy.
Emergency crews were first called to the scene at around 11:30.
Both of the involved vehicles have sustained damage, but the occupants have been able to self-extricate themselves.
As a result of the collision, The Downs Road was blocked for a short while whilst the incident was dealt with. The road is currently under Police direction, awaiting the arrival of recovery agents from Bartletts.
The accident comes on a very busy day for the Isle of Wight road network as festival-goers descend upon Newport.
With the partial closure of Fairlee Road towards East Cowes and Wootton, many are using the Downs to access Long Lane into the heart of the Island.
Motorists are being advised to avoid the area.
UPDATE – The incident has now been cleared and the road reopened.
Funny that…motorists are advised to avoid the area…..you know all thd traffic that got diverted from road closures on a road that’s high speed needs a massive widening update and maintenance
The road shouldn’t be high speed.
There is no suggestion in the report that the accident resulted from high speed
Come on the island is full of speeding numpties
At the risk of sounding boring, It’s about time the council made Newport Shute and Lime Kiln Shute one way – access to Newchurch only – not access to the downs. Those roads/lanes do not have sufficient visibility or turn in space as they are, and anyone exiting from Newchurch end has be brave and ready to accelerate rapidly once on the main road – something people on the rock have a problem with.
The bain of IOW drivers… pull out and forget where the accelerator is…
Majority of numpties don’t give way at roundabouts
so many stupid B’stards on a small island.
What has this accident got to do with roundabouts !!!
It doesn’t I AM JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT
NUMPTIES DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN
APPROACHING ROUNDABOUTS!
How many numpties would break the rules and
see use it.
ON THE ISLAND THERE ARE NO RULES
SPEEDING IS RIFE AND THERE ARE NO SPEED CAMERAS
INSTALLED ON THE ISLAND
More bad driving on the Iow
I am starting to think does iow stand for
Institute of W*nkers! It does make one wonder.
And you and your idiot statements makes you the king wanker
2 more numpties probably speeding.
Remember NUMPTIES 20mph is plenty
This is not a 20mph limit and to drive at such speed would be to fail to exercise due care and attention. In any event, your assertion about speed is pure speculation
You need to go to Specsavers
Yet another reason to lower all speed limits on the island to sensible levels with a maximum of 40mph on A roads, 30mph on B roads, 20mph in towns/villages & outside schools.
When will our Council & Police start to make a positive move towards road safety on the island and then hit offenders with much heavier penalties to drive home a no speeding policy.
Shut up…
You obviously don’t like to hear the truth
Bless.
Keep dreaming about Reform, they couldn’t
even win Makerfield
Lol
My thoughts exactly
WHERE ARE THE 2 ISLAND MPS on this matter!!
My guess is that they are making the most of their
tax payer funded homes in London and are enjoying
driving or being driven around in a safe place with
20mph rules.
UNLIKE THE LAWLESS ISLAND WHO DO NOTHING TO
STOP MOTORISTS SPEEDING!
Speeding is rife on the island.
island authorities should hang their heads in shame!
I have always said any person of authority on the Island
wouldn’t get a similar position on the mainlands,
the island have to employ what is available to them,
hence employing persons who don’t have a clue about
SAFETY!
More utter shit driving standards on the island.
That’s what happens when there are NO
speed cameras and very little law and order.
Time the authorities invested in road safety
A golfing caddy then
I blame the Audi driver