AN 81-year-old pensioner has died following a car crash on Boulton Lane, Derby.
Gertrude Atkin was one of the passengers in a yellow Metrocab taxi that was in collision with a blue Vauxhall Astra at about 1.40pm last Wednesday.
She suffered serious chest injuries and was taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre but subsequently died.
Seven other people were also injured in the incident and were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the collision and are asking anyone with information to ring 101 and leave a message for PC Darren Parkin.
The incident came only hours after another crash saw a car smash through a garden wall and into the front of a house.
The front door of the property, which stands at the junction of Oak Drive and Boulton Lane, was damaged, with large pieces of the wall flung several feet into the property.
A man was treated at the scene and taken to the Royal Derby Hospital with minor injuries.
The incidents have led to residents asking for the reinstatement of speed bumps on the stretch of roach that saw a cyclist killed in 2009.
Humps had been in place until 2003. During that time two collisions were reported along the stretch.
In the three years after they were removed, eight crashes took place.
Councillor Alison Martin, who represents Boulton ward, said: "Councillors have been aware of road safety concerns in this area and have been meeting and working with local residents to try and find a solution."
Users on www.derbytelegraph.co.uk had their say on the idea that speed bumps should be brought back.
Duanemclellan wrote: "I have lived near this bend for six years have seen 15 crashes and one man dead. Are the council waiting for a child to die before they do something?"
But user Dave_Notts disagreed, saying: "If anyone is driving like an idiot, then speed bumps will actually make things worse by reducing the controllability of the vehicle.
"And should we really be damaging our roads, discomforting everyone who uses them, and jeopardising the lives of those who depend on emergency services, just in the belief that bad roads are safer than good ones?"
