A resident who says their road is the 'deadliest in Berkshire' is calling for more to be done to stop accidents. 

Daljit Bhail, who lives on Datchet Road, between Datchet and Horton village, says it is a 'death trap'.

The stretch of road on the approach to Stanwell Road was described by Daljit as "pitch dark at night with no street lights and a hairpin turn that comes out of nowhere".

Daljit said: "It has snake bends that have no street lights, the verges are unkept and signs and poles are hit by motorists virtually every month."

He claims the council have done nothing to help the incidents.

Bhail lives in Brookfield House, a large Grade II listed property, with the exterior wall to the property having been built in 1750.

Following a series of incidents, Bhail claims the wall has been rebuilt four times in the last five years due to being hit by motorists.

"They all drive off leaving carnage and rebuild costs that now top 60K," Daljit said.

In March this year, Daljit wrote to the council to ask for more lighting or speed restrictions to be put in place.

However, while Daljit was still awaiting a reply in late April, the wall was crashed into a further time, leaving a 'gapping hole'.

Police have confirmed an incident at 12:15am happened on April 19 whereby a 23-year-old from Maidenhead was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

He has been arrested under investigation.

Daljit claims other incidents have occurred, but the Observer has not been able to verify these with Thames Valley police.

The road falls into the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead's constituency, which have confirmed it is currently a 40mph zone.

A council spokesperson said: “All roads in the borough are subject to frequent visual inspections to ensure that highways the council is responsible for are in a safe condition.

"The council takes highways safety seriously and an engineer recently attended the area. Options for signage warning motorists of the bend in the road are being explored.

“This section of Datchet Road has a 40mph speed limit.

"Speed limits exist for the safety of road users and pedestrians and regardless of the legal speed limit the onus is on motorists to drive safely and legally.

"This includes taking extra care by taking into account the road conditions as well as the layout, including any bends, as is the case with this particular stretch of road.

“Speed limits are determined in consultation with the police and where it is felt there is a need to instigate changes, we would review the evidence, gather appropriate data and consult with the police. 

"This stretch of road is not lit as it is not within a built-up area.”