ANGER is growing among York residents about changes to the layout of a road near their homes in the wake of an accident which left a cyclist fighting for her life.

The 40-year-old suffered serious head injuries in a collision with a bus in Fulford Road, close to Imphal Barracks, on Thursday.

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the crash.

Now people living near the scene of the accident have claimed alterations to the stretch of road, including the installation of new bus and cycle lanes and the removal of left-hand filter lanes, has increased the threat and have called for the situation to be reviewed.

Gary Aveyard, who has lived in nearby Maple Grove for 25 years, said he had seen several near misses in the area before last week’s collision. He believes the changes have created an “inherent danger” on Fulford Road.

“I feel very strongly about the road changes”, he said adding that he believed the previous layout was the most effective in the busy road scenario.

The 48-year-old saw the aftermath of last Thursday’s collision.

He said: “Due to the inherent dangers of the new layout, I believe there will be more and more accidents in future.

“Vehicles chopping and changing lanes in an uncontrolled, unsure and very dangerous manner is extremely concerning.

“Having spoken to local residents and several road users, including taxi drivers, they are also extremely concerned and confused.

“What could be the potential for danger and accidents involving non-local and foreign drivers, particularly caravans and heavy goods vehicles?”

Mr Aveyard said the alterations had made it “extremely dangerous” to turn left out of Maple Grove near the Iceland and Aldi stores, while removing filter lanes near Imphal Barracks left road users “precariously positioned” and the bus lanes near Maple Grove meant motorists were “unsure of their position on the road”.

Anybody who witnessed last week’s crash should contact Traffic Sergeant Julian Pearson at North Yorkshire Police on 0845 6060 247.