A coroner is calling for clearer signs at a road junction where two women died in November.

Sean Cummings, assistant coroner for Milton Keynes, has taken the unusual step of issuing a Prevention of Future Deaths report before a full inquest has been held into the tragedy.

He has done so after receiving reports of several other near-misses at the same spot on the “off” slip road from the A5 at Little Brickhill in north Buckinghamshire.

On November 20, 38-year-old Amal Mohamed Ahmed was killed when driving her Peugeot 208 and apparently using her satnav to take her to Queensway, Bletchley.

She turned onto the slip road and drove down in the wrong direction, colliding head-on with an oncoming Volkswagen Tiguan.

Ms Ahmed died at the scene and her passenger was critically injured. The driver of the Volkswagen  died later in the John Radcliffe Hospital.

In his PFD report to the Chief Executive of Milton Keynes City Council and the Chief Executive of National Highways Dr Cummings said he had been informed that although there were “No Entry” signs they were either badly positioned or did not seem to relate to the slip road.

The area is also unlit.

“After the collision attending police officers saw three further vehicles perform exactly the same manoeuvre as Ms Ahmed and attempt to travel down the sliproad in the wrong direction,” he said.

“Local residents have contacted police and complained that it is a very common occurrence for drivers to mistakenly travel down the sliproad in the wrong direction.”

He said the sliproad was long, allowing vehicles to build up considerable speed.

Dr Cummings said that although large temporary “No Entry” signs were placed at the top of the sliproad after the tragedy they were soon removed because the original signs were said to comply with the necessary regulations.

“That seems wholly irrelevant to me because drivers are clearly not seeing the signs because of the large numbers who mistakenly drive the wrong way onto the sliproad,” he said. 

“In my opinion, consideration should be given to alternative arrangements to prevent vehicles entering and travelling along the sliproad in the wrong direction.”

The authorities have until February 14 to respond to the coroner’s concerns, either explaining what action will be taken or outlining why it is felt that nothing need be done.