Pembroke Town Council have heard concerns relating to a number of incidents that have taken place on the Eastend roundabout.

It comes after Clr. Clive Collins told members that he been involved in three personal incidents on the roundabout in the past two months.

He said: “I was nearly T-boned by a tanker coming out of Holyland Road heading for Texaco looking up the main street to see if there was anything coming down the main street,” Clr. Collins explained.

“But not looking to see that I was already almost full length of my vehicle over the white line before he hit the white line on the Holyland Road. I braked and he missed.”

Clr. Collins added that the driver involved in the near-miss had a sickening grin on his face.

“He knew darned well that he nearly had me,” he remarked.

Members were told of another occasion when there was “total chaos” at the roundabout.

“There were four tankers within view,” said Clr. Collins, before adding that two of them were trying to pass each other on the Well Hill.

“There was one chocking the roundabout completely, he had to stop because there was another tanker trying to go round a car before the railway bridge which was parked on the side of the road and because of the oncoming traffic he had to stop,” explained Clr. Collins.

Members heard that the roundabout then came to a total standstill because of what was happening.

“It’s time something drastic was done there,” demanded Clr. Collins.

“Sadly I think the only real answer is traffic lights.

“I don’t like traffic lights, but after watching the chaos and mayhem there, with children crossing the road, old people, bicycles and pedestrians going about their daily business, all in that confined space, I think it’s time that we pressed very hard to get something sensible done about it.”

He moved that a letter be written to Pembrokeshire County Council pointing out the number of near-misses at the roundabout, which was seconded by Clr. Dennis Evans.

“Do we have to wait until someone is killed or is blown up in an explosion before they are prepared to do anything to improve the situation?” Clr Collins remarked.

Clr. Daphne Bush suggested that councillors state the time of day when the incidents are occurring.

The town council agreed that a letter should be written to PCC about the number of near-misses