• A car loses control and hits an elderly woman’s house during Storm Goretti
• Calls for additional safety measures after repeated accidents at same location

Margaret Lawson, 87, from Nottinghamshire, woke up early after a driver lost control of his car in snowy conditions brought by Storm Goretti and crashed into her bedroom wall.

Lawson said the driver had just barely avoided a metal crash barrier installed years ago to protect the house from vehicles.

Nottinghamshire County Council described the recent crash as “concerning” and confirmed its commitment to making the area safer.

The house, where Lawson has lived for 27 years, is on Ilkeston Road, next to a junction with a small roundabout.

In 2009, after the fifth crash, the council installed barriers, high-visibility yellow signs, additional road lining, and anti-skid surfacing near the junction.

Lawson said she initially thought the loud bang was caused by the storm but added, “The car was embedded here [in the bedroom wall]. It wasn’t the high winds I expected, it was a car in the wall.”

She also stated that her carport was left in pieces across the driveway, and there were “cracks in the bedroom wall” from the impact.

Margaret’s daughter, Wendy Brassington, called for additional safety measures at the Coventry Lane and Ilkeston Road junction.

She said her mother is “very nervous” about living in the house: “[She is] scared to go to bed, and I’m scared to wake up to a call from the police saying something has happened again.”

She added, “Does it take a fatality for someone to recognize there is a serious issue here? There is significant damage, it’s a pretty big mess.”

Councillor Richard MacRae, representing Stapleford North, said, “Something must be done.” He added, “This has happened more than once, and even once is too much. We need discussions to take action to make the roads safer.”

He suggested that remaining council funds could be used to finance additional safety improvements.

Nottinghamshire Police confirmed an investigation is underway but stated no arrests have been made so far.