Girl hospitalised after being hit by car on ‘unadopted’ road with no crossings, despite 17 requests to council

The furious father of a young girl hospitalised after a collision with a car in Doncaster said he holds the city council and Homes England “liable” for the collision.

Octavian Moise believes the Woodfield Way incident in which his daughter was injured would never have happened if more than a dozen requests from local residents for a crossing had been acted on.

He said: “Something must be done now. Having gone through the experience of being in hospital for a couple of days with my daughter, it’s not something I wish anyone to go through.”

Octavian is one of a number of residents on the Carr Lodge developments around Woodfield Way who have long been asking for crossings.

The community has asked the City of Doncaster Council for crossings 17 times in the last five years, according to a Freedom of Information response but no crossings have been built.

Octavian said the council has refused to “adopt” Woodfield Way since it was built by Homes England 10 years ago, as they claim the road was “not completed to an adoptable standard”.

It means Woodfield Way is effectively a private road, with no legal duty on the local authority to maintain it.

“My daughter’s accident could have been avoided,” Octavian said, calling on appropriate road safety and crossing infrastructure to be added as soon as possible.

The Doncaster dad revealed he has reached out to his local MP, Sally Jameson, for support.

Ms Jameson said: “It is terrible that there’s no crossing across a busy road despite the estate being completed long ago, which has led to safety concerns and accidents. I am meeting the council’s head of highways and Deputy Mayor Glyn Jones to discuss this further.”

The City of Doncaster Council has been approached for comment.

However, Homes England, the government agency behind the Carr Lodge estates and development of Woodfield Way, said it was in an “advanced stage” of an adoption agreement with the council.

The organisation said that throughout the planning and development processes for Carr Lodge it was “anticipated” road safety measures “would be considered alongside the delivery of community facilities” in phase three of the development, for which construction is expected to begin in 2027.

Homes England also revealed that a public consultation ahead of phase three revealed concerns from residents over a lack of pedestrian crossings.

It was said that these concerns were “considered” as part of the planning application process, but “no requirement for a crossing facility was identified or requested” by the council.

Octavian has said his daughter is home and recovering well after her period in hospital.