Villagers renew bypass calls after lorry scare

Villagers near Oswestry have reiterated calls for a bypass after a lorry hit a hair salon, terrifying customers inside.

The tipper wagon was wedged on the corner of the Style House Salon on the corner of crossroads in Llanymynech.

No-one was hurt and the building suffered only minor damage - a chunk of bricks smashed out of the side of the building. But Jayne and Brian Stevens, who live above her salon in the middle of the village, say the accident proves Llanymynech was in desperate need of a bypass.

Mrs Stevens said: "I was with two customers in the salon when we heard a dreadful noise and saw the lorry right up against the building It was really frightening but thankfully no-one was hurt. But it just shows how dangerous this crossroad is. We have lorries mount the pavement two or three times a day.

"The pavement is too narrow for double buggies to go on and parents with children have to use it every day to get to school."

Firefighters had to call in a heavy lifting lorry to edge the lorry sideways out of the building and traffic on the A483 was held up as the operation was under way, causing long tailbacks. Watch manager, Kevin Maddox, said the lorry driver had taken action to avoid another vehicle.

Villagers said it highlighted the desperate need for a bypass for Llanymyn-ech. Resident Trevor Richards said motorists ignored speed limits as cars and lorries thundered through.

He said the zebra crossing near to the crossroads was often the scene of near misses as drivers braked hard to avoid pedestrians.

Another villager, David McGlin-chey, added: "This is a main north to south Wales trunk road and Llanymynech should have a bypass."