CALLS have been made for traffic lights to be installed at a dangerous junction after a man was struck down on a pelican crossing.

The 57-year-old was walking on the pedestrian crossing in Bury New Road, just yards from the junction with Kings Road, in Sedgley, when he was in collision with a Chrysler at 12.30pm last Thursday.

Witnesses told police the vehicle had turned from a side street onto Bury New Road and hit the man seconds later.

The driver stopped at the scene and alerted paramedics who arrived shortly afterwards.

He was taken to North Manchester General Hospital suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries and is said to be recovering well.

Bury New Road was closed between Scholes Lane and Sedgley Park Road for two hours while police investigated the incident.

In December 2013, a 47-year-old woman suffered a broken leg after being hit by a Mini Cooper in similar circumstances.

According to Transport for Greater Manchester statistics, there have been seven serious crashes on the same stretch of road since the start of 2010 and 18 people injured.

There have also been 12 other collisions resulting in 'slight' injuries.

After the Mini Cooper crash, Bury Council re-painted road markings and put 'give way' signs at the junction with the aim of making it clearer for motorists.

Councillors welcomed the move at the time, but now say more action is needed.

Sedgley Cllr Mike James said: "I've spoken to many residents who agree that this is a danger junction and the latest crash proves that.

"We know that it is a busy stretch of road and it can sometimes be hard for vehicles to get out of Kings Road and George Street onto Bury New Road.

"Add that to problems with parking and, when vehicles do turn onto the road, sightlines can be poor.

"Installing traffic lights at this junction would be the best solution and the pedestrian crossing could be moved to form part of the new junction."

Any decision on whether that could happen cannot be made until after the May 7 local elections, when the new municipal year begins in earnest.

At that point, councillors and the highways department will decide how to allocate its road improvement fund for major and minor roads.