highway safety interventions
Kingston upon Thames councillors are discussing funding a new zebra crossing at Fountain Roundabout following a recommendation due to 25 casualties.
In November 2026, Kingston upon Thames councillors are considering a recommendation for a new zebra crossing at New Malden’s Fountain Roundabout. This follows 24 collisions at the junction between 2020 and 2024, which resulted in 25 people being injured or killed. The New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee voted to recommend the council fund the crossing.
The recommendation to the Place Committee was made on the understanding that Transport for London would not fund the scheme, prompting councillors to ask the council to pay for it. Of the 25 casualties between 2020 and 2024, eleven were pedestrians, with three seriously injured and one killed. The others included seven car occupants, four cyclists, and two bus or coach occupants.
Highway safety interventions are measures and actions taken to improve the safety of roads and junctions. These can involve various infrastructure changes, such as new crossings, aimed at reducing the risk of death and injury for all road users.
Key facts
- A zebra crossing has been recommended for New Malden’s Fountain Roundabout. Source
- 25 people were injured or killed in 24 collisions at Fountain Roundabout between 2020 and 2024. Source
- The New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee recommended the council fund the zebra crossing. Source
- Eleven of the casualties at Fountain Roundabout were pedestrians, with one killed. Source
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