A BBC camera crew has filmed a collision between two cars while preparing a news report about road safety on the Lincolnshire stretch of the A1.<\/p>\n People living near junctions which cross the duel carriageway complained the road was \u201cdangerous\u201d following several recent collisions.<\/p>\n A Lincolnshire County Councillor said the A1 between Stamford and Newark needed “a motorway-type upgrade to make it far safer”.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for National Highways said safety was a “top priority” and it would continue to keep the stretch of road “under review”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the footage, a white Seat collided with a blue Tesla as it approached a junction on the A1 near Great Ponton.<\/p>\n The people in both vehicles were seen later by the BBC crew and appeared to be unharmed. The cars were moved to a safer location.<\/p>\n Local resident Cameron Matthews blamed the intersections where B roads cross the A1. <\/p>\n He said: \u201cThere\u2019re crashes almost every day. That\u2019s really bad there. It\u2019s not safe to cross over.”<\/p>\n Mike King, 80, from Colsterworth said there was an accident “every other week”. <\/p>\n He said the vehicles diverted after crashes came through the village \u201cwith both lanes of traffic backed up as far as you could see\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Fiona Caller, who lives next to the Great Ponton junction, shared her photos of a car that had ploughed through a neighbour\u2019s fence. She said the family living in the house had small children who were luckily unhurt.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cA few weeks ago there were four crashes there in less than a week\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Richard Davies, Lincolnshire County Council’s executive councillor responsible for highways, described the stretch of the A1 as “a national level problem that needs a national level solution\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWe are the ones who are constantly dealing with the fallout from this.”<\/p>\n He added the A1 needed a substantial upgrade: \u201cFrom Stamford to Newark there are numerous accident black spots and we need to consider a motorway-type upgrade to make it far safer.”<\/p>\n National Highways is responsible for the A1. A spokesperson said safety was its top priority.<\/p>\n \u201cThe A1 generally performs well on safety. Nevertheless, we are never complacent and we recognise the concern that people have expressed.”<\/p>\n The spokesperson added: “We’ll continue to keep the safety on the stretch of road under continual review and work with the local community on any future safety improvements.”<\/p>\n Follow BBC Lincolnshire on <\/i>Facebook<\/a>, X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, and<\/i> Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to <\/i>e<\/i>astyorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Fiona](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d2e9\/live\/b40c8cf0-4c2f-11ef-8928-7320a5101360.jpg.webp\")
Fiona Caller<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n“Substantial upgrade”<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n