FEARS over traffic problems at Salisbury’s new Aldi supermarket have “all come true” with at least five accidents in the first week since the store opened.

Colin Froude warned last year against the “stupidity” of building the store’s entrance and exit onto London Road, on top of a blind hill, claiming it would cause “traffic chaos”.

Now he says the situation is “absolutely appalling” and “lethal for pedestrians and cyclists”.

Cllr Froude said the entrance had not been properly designed, and lacked proper markings and right-of-way signs.

People turning right to enter the car park are met with pedestrians crossing in the middle of the road, and drivers cannot get out if they need to turn right, said Cllr Froude.

He also said the road surface had been “bodged” and was uneven and unstable, while a path leading out of the city “went nowhere”, leading pedestrians and cyclists into a busy main road, forcing them to “risk life and limb”.

“Aldi is trading but the road works aren’t finished,” he said.

At least five accidents have happened at or near the Aldi entrance in the past week, including a hit-and-run on Saturday evening, in which a light blue Kia went into the back of a grey Suzuki.

And on Tuesday there were two crashes at the entrance.

Wiltshire Council said: “The access has been designed in accordance with the current standards for a junction in a 40mph zone.

“However, we are monitoring the situation, and will deal with any issues as they arise.”