Fatal crash road to get average speed cameras

Average speed cameras are set to be installed on a section of the A3083 near Helston following a number of fatal collisions, although the speed limit will remain unchanged.

Cornwall Council has approved plans to introduce the enforcement system along the stretch of road that runs alongside the Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose. The move comes after repeated calls for action to improve safety on a route that has been the scene of several serious and fatal incidents in recent years.

Among those who lost their lives on the road were Royal Navy serviceman Samuel Vass, 22, who died in December 2024, and Callum Gilbert, 23, and Daniel Cox, 24, who were killed in a separate collision in 2022. Motorcyclist Lottie Rees, 18, also died on the route in 2018.

Campaigners had called for the speed limit to be reduced from 60mph to 50mph, with nearly 2,000 people signing a petition urging Cornwall Council to review safety measures on the road.

However, following a public consultation and further assessment of the scheme, the council confirmed that the existing 60mph limit will remain in place. According to the authority, 62 per cent of consultation respondents opposed a reduction in the speed limit.

The decision follows comments made by coroner Guy Davies in November 2025, who highlighted the need for improved speed enforcement measures to help prevent future fatalities on the route.

The new average speed camera system will be funded jointly by Cornwall Council and the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership.

Councillor Dan Rogerson, Cornwall Council’s cabinet member for transport, said the authority remains committed to improving road safety.

"One person killed on our roads is one too many and, in the case of this particular stretch, there have been a number of young people who have had their lives cut tragically short, as well as others who have suffered serious injuries," he said.

The cameras are expected to encourage greater compliance with the existing speed limit while supporting wider efforts to reduce collisions and improve safety along the route.