A Gwynedd councillor has expressed further concern about the safety of a road near Gellilydan after two crashes occurred in a matter of weeks in the same area.

Elfed Powell Roberts, who represents Trawsfynydd on Gwynedd Council, has reiterated that “there needs to be something done, sooner rather than later” about the safety of the A487 between Gellilydan and Maentwrog.

In July, two vehicles were involved in a collision on the stretch of road, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Fflur Green, a passenger in one of the vehicles.

In 2018, a 22-year-old woman and her six-month-old niece were killed in another fatal road traffic accident.

Yet another crash occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, 22 August, in “exactly the same spot”, according to Cllr Roberts.

Although no-one was hurt in this incident, he said that it is proof that thus far very little has been done to tackle the concerns raised about the safety of the road.

“I asked for more signage immediately after the last crash but no extra signs were put up at all,” he said. “Something really needs to be done now.”

Last month he had emphasised that it was a “matter of emergency” to address the problems with the roads.

Cllr Powell Roberts and others, including MP Liz Saville Roberts, had previously pressed for measures to be taken such as a lowered speed limit, signs and physical alterations to the road.

Mrs Saville Roberts said: “This latest incident serves to reinforce long-standing local calls that something should be done about safety along this busy trunk road, which has seen three fatalities in the space of a year.

“I am concerned about the current level of infrastructure funding being directed towards our rural road network.

“It is incumbent on the Welsh Government to do all it can to improve our ageing road infrastructure so it sufficiently meets the demands of 21st century travel.”

A spokesperson for the Welsh Government said they are in the process of enforcing long-term safety measures on the road in question.

“We take road safety extremely seriously,” they said. “Following previous incidents, temporary warning signs are already in place and, subject to the necessary statutory consultation, a 40mph speed limit will be implemented.

“We are also planning improvements to the lining, signing and surfacing in the next couple of months.”