MORE calls have been made to improve safety on the stretch of road where a man was killed in a collision.

Damien Hughes, who lives off the A420 near Faringdon, claims two speed cameras have not been working for months.

Mr Hughes, who works in Oxford, said he has not seen the cameras on either side of the 50mph road flash for a “number of months” – despite seeing drivers speeding and a number of near misses.

He said he has contacted both the police and Oxfordshire County Council but has not received a reply.

Last Wednesday the Oxford Mail reported that a man in his 70s was killed following a four-vehicle collision and a lorry driver was left with life-threatening injuries.

The 33-year-old said: “I live directly off the A420 and there are two speed cameras on each side of the road.

“I’m positive that the speed people are travelling at is phenomenally going upwards of 60 and 70mph and never seen the cameras in action or flash. The near misses and crashes have led me to find out why they are never in action and why there are not more police patrols to keep a lid on things.

“It seems like people are left to their own devices. Every week I see a near miss.”

Mr Hughes said he emailed the authorities voicing his concerns about speeding, in particular motorbikes at night.

After being passed on to other departments, the father-of-one was said he was told by the Chief Constable’s Office that he would be contacted direct by the Roads Policing Department.

He added: “It’s frustrating because I haven’t hear nothing back from the police and I was told they would contact me.

“It’s just an automated message that someone will ring you in the next couple of days and it hasn’t happened.

“It’s a big problem. I understand it’s a busy road but something needs to be done to improve it.”

A number of lives have previously been lost on the road.

In January a 25-year-old man died following a three-car collision on the A420.

In July another man was taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a motorbike.

The Oxford Mail reported in 2011 that deaths on Oxfordshire’s roads rose 50 per cent during a six-month period when speed cameras were turned off to save money.

Kingston Bagpuize parish councillor Ian Charlton said the road was dangerous.

He added: “It is particularly dangerous at the roundabout with the A415 and the stretch that goes towards Faringdon.

“It’s been a persistent problem for years and from where I live you can hear the cars speeding past. Something needs to be done to control it.”

Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council both have responsibility for speed cameras.

When asked whether the cameras were broken, county council spokesman Paul Smith said in a joint statement with police: “Motorists should not assume that any camera at any time is not working and should drive within the speed limit.

“Speed cameras on the A420 are at any one time normally in healthy working order.”