A SOMERSET MP has said she wants to discuss the safety of a bypass “riddled with blackspots along its entire length” after a fatal collision took place earlier this month.

Sarah Dyke, the Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome, has demanded an urgent meeting with Somerset Council to discuss the safety of the A361 Frome bypass, following a fatal collision.

A silver Mercedes C220 AMG collided with a silver Volkswagen Golf at the junction of the A361 and A362.

The young woman who was driving the Golf was critically injured and sadly died at the scene.

The sole occupant of the Mercedes, a man in his fifties, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, drink driving and drug driving.

He is now on conditional police bail, pending further enquiries.

MP Dyke said: “The Frome bypass is riddled with blackspots along its entire length.

“Three lives have been lost on this stretch of road within nine months and that simply can’t continue.

“Road traffic collisions have a physical, emotional, social, and economic impact on all those involved, and on the wider community.

“I’m demanding an urgent meeting with Somerset Council to discuss how we can work together with stakeholders to design a set of principles and policies aimed at eliminating serious injuries and fatalities on the A361 specifically, but also across the county’s road network.”