Cars have smashed into a wall outside the home of an elderly resident three times in the past few months.

In total, there have been five crashes on the bend in St Peter's Park Road, Broadstairs, which has led to calls for urgent action to tackle speeding drivers.

Residents now fear it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed following the most recent smash on Monday, December 14.

The crashes have caused Janet Powers, 81, distress over the past few months and she has told how the incidents are proving hard to deal with.

Mrs Powers has already had a tough year due to the sudden death of her husband Robert in March and living through the lockdown.

"I have found it devastating," she said.

"This last accident was the worst as it has shunted the wall out of place. A lot of work is required to do these repairs."

Thankfully, there have been no fatalities - but residents believe it is only a matter of time before somebody is killed.

Mrs Powers says she no longer feels safe walking along the road.

"I would like traffic calming that will ensure drivers have to reduce their speed when they comes towards the bend from both directions," she added.

"Otherwise my wall will continue to be hit. I was just fortunate that I wasn’t gardening at the time the cars hit."

The wall has been hit by cars on September 24, October 27 and December 14.

Residents have now called for a speed camera to be installed along the road and better enforcement by the police.

Broadstairs county councillor Rosalind Binks (Con) says she has received many complaints about speeding vehicles in both St Peter's Park Road and Albion Road over the past two years.

"If you drive within the speed limit, the bend in St Peter’s Park Road is completely manageable," she said. "If you don’t, well just in the past few weeks there have been three accidents.

"Whilst most of us don’t like speed traps, they do seem to work - so I have appealed to the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership for the installation of a fixed safety camera there.

"Usually an installation is approved only after a history of fatalities or serious injury due to speeding. Frankly I’d rather not wait that long."

A Kent County Council spokesman said: “We will shortly be placing warning signs on St Peter's Park Road to alert drivers to the bend.

“Managing the speed of traffic is essential to continue reducing the number of and severity of casualties on our roads.

“Kent Police is responsible for the enforcement of speed limits.”

Chief Insp Rhiannan Pepper, district commander for Thanet, said police recently carried out two road safety days in Thanet to stop speeding, uninsured and untaxed drivers.

"We are aware of collisions in the St Peter's area and will work with partner agencies to address the issue," she said.

"I urge residents to report all incidents to us, if possible, at the time the incident is taking place.

"Ultimately, safe driving is the responsibility of every road user and I urge motorists not to see speed limits as targets and to drive in a manner suited to the road and driving conditions.

"The locations of fixed speed cameras, deployment of camera safety vans, traffic calming measures or longer-term national road planning measures, remain the responsibility of the Kent & Medway Camera Safety Partnership and highway authorities."

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