TWO young girls escaped severe injury last week after a car crash below Redbrook.

The incident, which happened at around 8pm last Tuesday night (28th October) on the A466 left the two girls stranded in the upturned car, supported on the steep bank by trees and vegitation alone.

They were helped from the wreckage by passers-by and taken to Nevill Hall hospital, suffering only from cuts and bruises.

The crash happened on an infamous part of the road, responsible for several fatalities and accidents over the years.

Last January 18-year-old Hannah Rosher from Bristol was killed on the same stretch.

Hoteliers Kathy and

Dennis Redwood from the Florence Guest House, pictured left, have been campaigning for several months to see speed restrictions lowered to 30 or 40mph on the stretch.

So far, through communications from Gloucestershire County Council, signs have been erected between the hotel and Redbrook, but do not feature an image or warning, simply the words "1/4 mile".

21-year-old Francesca McLeod from Pencraig, pictured, was driving from Monmouth towards Chepstow with her 23-year-old passenger when she lost control of the vehicle on a patch of mud on a bend. She said: "I should be dead. The speed limit needs to go down here. People stick their foot down because it looks fairly straight, but you can't tell how tight these corners are, especially in the dark."

Franchesca was carried from the vehicle on a backboard, just one month after she started driving.

"I want to say thank you to the people who stopped to help me, especially the man who helped us from the wreck," she added.

Gloucestershire County Council Highways Manager Brian Watkins said: "We have worked with Gloucestershire Police to look at speeds along the A466 at Bigsweir, and investigation work continues to consider a possible reduction in the speed limit to 50mph. We're currently preparing to install improved signing and lining along this stretch of road, with the aim of reducing speeds."