Pregnant bride-to-be injured in 'horrendous' crash at notorious junction just days before her wedding
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A pregnant bride-to-be has been injured in a crash at a notorious junction just days before her wedding .
Madga Mularczyk suffered an injury to her leg and was left in pain with bruising in the smash in Lincoln.
The 22-year-old was pulling out onto Newland from Orchard Street on Friday, September 29 when she collided with a Range Rover.
The young mum is due to walk down the aisle tomorrow, Lincolnshire Live reported .
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Accidents at the junction were said to be 'becoming the norm' by one shop worker in the area after another crash just five days later, where two people were taken to hospital.
Magda said her car was spun around by the force of the impact.
She said: "I had injuries to my leg, head and also muscular pain. I also have pain in the ribs and stomach.
"It was very scary. I was worried as my son was in the back and was holding his eye. I managed to get him out of the car seat and luckily he only had a mark by his eye.
"The wedding is going ahead tomorrow and luckily I have no bruises and marks that show.
"My son was crying but he was OK once he saw the police car. My unborn baby is fine as well so we were lucky.
"Thank god the air bag didn't open as it would have damaged my face and may be killed me."
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Her sister, Olivia, 19, has now called for action to be taken on the junction to stop more motorists being hurt.
She said: “I did not even know which direction the Range Rover had come from, it happened so quickly – I didn’t know what was going on.
“It was horrendous.
“When I got out I started shouting for an ambulance.
“The police were nearby so got to us almost straight away and when they spoke to us they agreed it was a difficult junction.
“Luckily, we have only been left with bruises and aches, but everyone is fine including the baby.
“The junction needs traffic lights there.”
Olivia, who studies at the University of Lincoln, said the Fiat has since been written off because of the severity of the damage.
Claire Burley, 46, director of Fodders Fine Foods on Newland, says accidents are the norm on the road and feels the junction where Orchard Street and Newland intersect is to blame.
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“The problem with Orchard Street is it is a turn right junction,” she said.
“You can’t see the second lane of traffic.
“Often you will get flashed by the driver in the left hand lane, so you start edging out.
“However, the person in the middle lane often doesn’t see you and they carry on going – there have been quite a few accidents over the years.
“A lot of people also park on double yellows on Orchard Street as well.”
Elizabeth Smith, 41, a customer service assistant at the Top Nosh sandwich takeaway in the same road, added: “It is quite scary.
“People do drive quite dangerously along this road all the time.
“There was a bad accident just outside our shop on Friday.
“It’s because people ignore the lights and lorries park on the crossing – I’ve nearly been run over several times.
“Drivers always seem to be in a rush - people drive like maniacs.”