A PARISH councillor in Oxenhope has voiced her concern about what she says is the hazardous surface of a sloping road in the village.

Cllr Joyce Harrop said the bottom of Denholme Road, as it joins Station Road on the route down from Leeming, experienced a succession of accidents during the icy conditions last winter.

She said four cars had been unable to negotiate the road's surface in separate incidents, and could easily have ended up in the beck at the bottom of the road.

"Two of the cars were only stopped from going into the beck because they hit a water gauge device, one car went into a wall and another was stopped by the kerb," she said.

"At least two the cars were written off.

"There did used to be a flashing 20-mph speed limit sign at the bottom of Jew Lane, but that's gone after it was destroyed, possibly after being hit by a large lorry.

"These problems have been happening since the road was resurfaced late last year."

Cllr Harrop said she had contacted Bradford Council about the issue, but was told the road surface was appropriate for this route.

Andy Hargreaves, Bradford Council’s Senior Engineer for Highway Maintenance, said the council had carried out SCRIM surveying on this section of road.

He said: “SCRIM surveys, which measure the wet skid resistance of a road’s surface, are based on 30 years of research and are used by Highways England and also to test highways around the world.

“The results of the SCRIM survey on this section of road show that the surface is above the required level, unlike prior to resurfacing, so it is unlikely that the accidents were due to the road surface.

“I’ve made our Road Safety team aware of Councillor Harrop’s concerns so that they can investigate the need for speed surveys and speed reductions measures at this location.”