A slight change will be made to a junction on one of Swindon's busiest roads after a car crashed into a house.

A black Volkswagen Polo became embedded in the front room of a derelict property on the corner of Cricklade Road and Headlands Grove on Sunday morning.

A similar collision has happened at least once before at the same spot, and another crash occurred on the mini roundabout on Wednesday night.

Some have blamed the speed of the drivers for these accidents, while others have singled out the new layout of the southbound approach to the junction which now features a curved kerb.

Dougie Brown said: "Speed is obviously a factor here, but there has been a constant string of accidents at this junction since they changed the road layout."

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Gary Ersser added: "Bet it was the brilliant design of the kerb. Perfect for launching cars into the garden with a tyre blowout."

Lorenzo Gomez said: "Anyone hitting that kerb, speeding or not, is pointed directly towards the front garden of that house if they hit it.

"That house has been there for 80+ years, but this only started happening since the road layout 'improvements'."

Clare Chilcott said: "Something needs to be done to stop the speeding all the way down Cricklade Road, from Penhill to the end of Gorse Hill.

"The speeding is ridiculous, especially at night."

Claire Toner added: "Imagine the kerb being blamed and not drivers' incompetence to follow the curvature of the road around the roundabout."

This Is Wiltshire: A car crashed into a derelict house on Cricklade Road.A car crashed into a derelict house on Cricklade Road. (Image: Dave Cox)

Before the most recent accidents, Swindon Borough Council had decided to make the shape of the new kerb clearer to motorists. This work will be carried out in the coming days.

A Swindon Borough Council spokesman said: “The roundabout was modified as part of the improvements made to the nearby Moonrakers junction and has improved congestion and traffic flow in the local area.

"As with all new road improvement schemes, we monitor traffic flows and driver behaviour to make sure any changes are working as effectively as possible.

“Although we have not received a detailed report from the police on the most recent accident, our highways contractor had already been instructed to add extra hatchings to the junction to make it clearer that the central island curves.

"These should be in by the end of the month.

“We will continue to monitor the roundabout and wider scheme in the meantime.”

This Is Wiltshire: The busy approach to the junctionThe busy approach to the junction (Image: Dave Cox)