VILLAGERS living near where a car smashed into a telegraph pole have said measures need to be put in place to make the road safer.
Dot McBlane and husband Dave were in bed when the car lost control on Port Way, Holbrook, at 9.30pm on Wednesday night.
Mrs McBlane, 64, said: "We were in bed when we heard the smash.
"It is difficult to explain how it makes you feel when you hear that, all you can hope is that nobody has been killed."
The couple rushed out to find that the telegraph pole opposite their bungalow had been cut in two by the force of the impact.
Dot said: "We actually tripped over the telegraph wire as we were coming out.
"The state of the car really was terrible and I have never seen a pole cut in two because of a crash before.
"When we got out there we made sure the driver was OK and a neighbour contacted the emergency services."
Police officers were first on the scene and were followed by paramedics and firefighters.
Three fire engines attended the incident, including a specialist accident team.
The woman, who was travelling down the hill towards Little Eaton on the rural road, told emergency services she had neck pain and the decision was taken to remove the roof of the vehicle.
She was then taken to hospital, though the extent of her injuries are not known.
But according to the McBlanes, this is not the first time that there have been serious crashes on the road.
Mrs McBlane said: "Over the past ten years there have been at least five really bad crashes.
"We have had cars end up in trees, upside down and ploughing through stiles into the fields.
"All those crashes were caused by speed and it is unbelievable how fast people come up and down here.
"There is a school just up the road where it is a 30mph limit but I really think it should be moved further down and maybe even a camera put in place."
