Local politicians are calling for safety measures and police officers are carrying out speed checks on a stretch of road in Llanbedr after a pensioner was hit.

Officers from North Wales Police have this week been carrying out speed checks on the A496 in light of a serious incident on 26 June when an 89-year-old woman in a wheelchair was seriously injured and airlifted to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car.

During their meeting, Llanbedr Community Council agreed to contact the county council and ask for additional speed restrictions to be placed on the road, irrespective of whether the new access road is built or not.

Numerous concerns were raised by the community in Llanbedr following the collision surrounding the safety of roads and crossings in the village.

Police are now taking action on these concerns and have warned motorists about the dangers of speeding and to raise awareness of vulnerable road users, such as children or elderly pedestrians.

North Wales Police said: “Following a serious collision in Llanbedr, Gwynedd in which a pedestrian was sadly seriously injured earlier this week, a speed check was carried out in the village by colleagues from Go Safe this morning following concerns raised by the local community.

“Thank you to all the motorists who were well within the posted 30mph limit, however two motorists were observed to be travelling at 35mph and 42mph.

“They will be receiving notices of intended prosecution through the post soon.

“Please remember that there will be many more vulnerable road users out in the expected fine weather this weekend.

“Speed checks will continue to be conducted throughout North Wales as part of our #OpDarwen campaign.”

Operation Darwen is the Roads Policing Unit’s seasonal enforcement operation that aims to keep people safe by minimising the risk of a collision on the roads.

One concerned resident, Graham Tottle, of Maes Artro, Llanbedr, said that the dangerous nature of nearby roads, particularly the busy hill where the incident took place, needed to be urgently addressed.

He said: “There are regularly hundreds of people travelling up and down there, dodging the cars that drive past”.

He called for the placement of traffic lights at the bridge, along with the drawing up of a pathway for pedestrians at the side of the road, to minimise the risk of this kind of incident happening again.