Hampsire County Council may help Sopley resident Polly Coleman over vehicles hitting her house

HAMPSHIRE County Council has said it will investigate how to help a homeowner whose cottage has been hit twice by cars in 17 months.

As the A&T reported last week, Polly Coleman has been living in fear of a fatal accident occurring outside her 230-year-old home in Sopley Farm Buildings Sopley.

She has had two vehicles strike her cottage in the same place after hurtling off the junction in front of it.

Ms Coleman believes the road layout and speed limit need changing, or at least signs put up to warn drivers of the dangers.

She had written to HCC but had been told nothing could be done unless an accident resulted in a fatality.

After the A&T contacted the council about the matter, however, a spokesperson said it will take a look at what might be done to improve safety at the site.

They said: “We are sorry to hear of the recent damage to property as a result of these incidents.

“We will be asking the police for details and, together with a study of the injury accident record for this area, we will consider if any interventions could be put in place that would improve road safety, taking into consideration the

road environment, traffic volumes and other relevant factors.

“Any decisions to implement further measures will be based on evidence demonstrating that installing such measures will result in improvements.”

Ms Coleman said she was “delighted” by the news, adding: “I really fear someone may be killed in an accident if nothing is done.”

She has previously written twice to New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne seeking help.