Cathy Berryman has called for something to be done about the corner of Purvis Lane and the Newell Highway after her daughters and niece were involved in a car accident recently.

All three of the people involved were left with only minor injuries. However, only weeks before a  76-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving collided with a truck at the same intersection.

“I would really like to see a stop sign put in,” Ms Berryman said.

“Someone is going to get killed. I keep thinking I could have lost them, they could have been dead.”

Ms Berryman, who works in Dubbo, said she’s been driving on the road for 25 years.

“A couple of times we’ve nearly been hit because there’s no stop sign there,” she said.

“Accidents happen all the time but it’s only the ones who get killed or crash that we hear about.”

While at the very least Ms Berryman said she thought a stop sign should be erected on the corner, she said a turning lane would also make the corner more safe.

“It’s a death trap. We’re locals and even my daughter ended up in a crash, and it wasn’t her fault,” she said.

With it currently being school holiday time when more drivers were on the road, Ms Berryman said people needed to take care when driving.

“People need to be more aware. We’re locals and we know to look out for it. But people on holidays, people with caravans, there are so many people on the road.”

A Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) spokesperson did not say if they were considering safety improvements to the intersection.

“A review of the speed limit on the Newell Highway near Dubbo is currently under way,” they said.

“Roads and Maritime will advise the community once the review is finalised, which is expected by the end of October.

Purvis Lane was managed by Dubbo Regional Council, they said, and safety improvements were a matter for them, RMS said.