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Speed limit could be slashed on Norfolk road following fatal crash
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Plans are being considered to lower the speed limit on the A148 in Norfolk from 60mph to 50mph following a fatal collision in December 2024 where an elderly couple were killed. Norfolk County Council stated the speed limit reduction could be implemented by next year after a public consultation, following safety campaigns and calls from local councillors and the area's MP.
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- Sheila Welsh, 81, and her husband Campbell, 82, were killed after being struck by a car on the A148 at High Kelling on 22 December 2024.
- Plans are under consideration to reduce the national speed limit on the stretch of road from 60mph to 50mph.
- The proposed speed limit change would affect the section of road between High Kelling and the A1082 Holway Road.
- Norfolk County Council indicated the new limit could be in force by next year following a public consultation.
- Local representatives, including MP Steffan Aquarone, have pushed for further safety measures such as a roundabout at the Holway Road junction.