Hundreds of people have signed a petition after a woman was killed on a busy main road.

Signatures were collected from 400 people concerned about speeding on the A2 Watling Street in Gillingham following the incident in September.

Cllr Wendy Purdy (Con), who represents the ward, presented the petition at Medway Council's meeting earlier this month.

It calls for measures to be installed to slow down traffic along the road

She said the road can get "extremely busy" and the incident - which happened on the junction with Holmside - led her to take action.

She added: "With people speeding, it's just horrendous.

"There are two signs that say 30mph by The Star pub, but one of them is hidden behind shrubbery and then you come to the 40mph and you're given about 100 yards to slow down to 30, and they go straight through the lights then."

More than 100 signatures have also been collected in a separate petition - which was also presented at the same meeting - for greater safety measures in Gillingham Road.

Louwella Prenter - who is the lead petitioner and Medway Labour Group's candidate for Gillingham South ward in next May's council election - said: "Where Gillingham Road meets the railway crossing, cars have been known to race down towards it in an attempt to beat the crossing barrier coming down.

"So pedestrians in that area are quite vulnerable to accidents.

"What we'd like the council to do is work with Network Rail to come up with signage and remind people to slow down."

The council said it was looking at the petitions.

Its petitions process means the lead petitioner will be contacted within 10 working days and will be informed of any further action it may take.

If they are not satisfied, they can refer it to the relevant committee to consider.