A NEWPORT man says there is a "fatal accident waiting to happen" on the road outside his house where his five-year-old daughter gets off the school bus.

Matt Parsons wants to see the 60mph speed limit through Goldcliff Common reduced, or for other speed reducing measures to be imposed.

Last Wednesday, a Vauxhall Corsa hit a telegraph pole outside his house, knocking out his internet and phone connection.

Father-of-two Mr Parsons said numerous cars had ended up in ditches and a car drove into a neighbour's wall a couple of weeks ago.

Mr Parsons said: "People are travelling way too fast and not even slowing down when they see the children and the dog. It's a matter of time before somebody gets killed.

"Where the car came off the road is actually where our little girl who's five now gets off the school bus. My concern is it could have been my daughter stood there."

Mr Parsons said: "I measured the skid marks on the road (dry weather) and they were approximately 120ft long. I believe this equates to about 60mph plus, and then there was still enough energy in the moving vehicle to snap the telegraph pole - therefore, the vehicle must have been travelling at way over the speed limit."

Mr Parsons has two young daughters, Lillie, five, and Hannah, two.

In a letter to Mr Parsons shown to the Argus, Andrew Jenkins, senior traffic, transport and road safety officer for Newport council, said installing speed limit signs would not necessarily result in reducing speed.

It added: "An unrealistic speed limit can have an adverse effect upon road safety by increasing the overall distribution of speeds which, as evidence shows, heightens the risk of collisions.

"The worst case scenario would be for a speed limit to have a negative impact upon road safety, and this was felt to be a potential risk with the introduction of a speed limit through Goldcliff Common and Whitson Common."

Gwent Police said speed control measures are a matter for the council.