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Road diversion not to blame

By Isle of Wight Radio Reporter Fri, 12 October 2012 2:00PM

A seven-week closure on a main Cowes road is not the cause of a recent spate of accidents.

According to police and the Isle of Wight Council, driver error was behind four crashes at the Mill Hill Road and Victoria Road junctions. 

Some residents had raised concerns more traffic was being forced to use the route due to the ongoing closure of Newport Road at the Somerton roundabout.

Meanwhile, the highways department says sewerage work, which led to the closure of Newport Road, is expected to finish on time. 

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