THE parents of a teenager killed on a city road have hit out at council reports stating there had been no serious or fatal accidents on it.

Harry and Janet Golding’s son Harry died in a motorcycle crash on London Road in June, 1981.

Riding pillion at the time, Harry, aged 17, and his friend were travelling towards Salisbury when, as they approached the brow of the hill, a car crossed into their path.

The car had been heading for a nearby filling station.

Mrs Golding said: “As the motorcycle reached the brow, they collided with the car. My son died at the scene and his friend received serious injuries. The accident was attended by police and ambulance, and an inquest was held, so there must be a record of it.

“It was also reported in the Journal at the time. I can’t believe Wiltshire Council said that there were no recorded accidents or deaths at that particular point because there was.

“Even then people were talking about the problems having the filling station there and there were a lot of near accidents with people crossing over quickly, chancing their luck.”

The location has been in the news over the last few weeks due to safety concerns over the new Aldi supermarket’s entrance and exit which is on top of the blind hill on London Road.

Salisbury City Council (SCC) says it has become an accident blackspot with numerous crashes and shunts taking place since the store opened in early July.

It warned Wiltshire Council (WC) in 2014 about the potential dangers, but claims its evidence was ignored.

WC, which is awaiting a report from a safety audit on the site, previously stated there was no record of serious or fatal accidents on the London Road section.

A spokesman for Wiltshire Council said: “We apologise to the family for any offence caused by us stating there was no records of serious or fatal accidents at this location.

“We were in fact referring to the referring to the recent history of the road rather than the entire history. It wasn’t our intention to cause any confusion or distress.”

He added that the council’s collision database only went back to 1989.