'Dangerous' intersection on Bourke Street needs work

Today, she is furious the same intersection has not been upgraded to ensure residents' safety.

Her comments follow an incident that saw a 23-year-old man transported to Wagga Base Hospital after he was hit by a car on Bourke Street, Tolland, on Friday night.

The story brought up painful memories for former resident Tracey Ansons, who was hit at the same crossing 37 years ago.

She rode her bike to the shops and going back over the crossing and down the ramp, one car stopped and a second car that was approaching the crossing pulled out from the left-hand lane to the right hand and by the time Ms Ansons got to the second lane the car hit her.

"I got thrown into the air," she said.

"It's a dangerous intersection as far as I'm concerned. It always has been. It was back then and obviously, nothing has changed.

"I think the best thing for it is crossing lights."

Ms Ansons said she still visits Wagga and although there may have been some upgrades, she cannot see any major changes that have increased the safety.

"The brightness at night is still the same as it was back then and the trees that are there can be a blockage for the vehicles that are approaching the crossing," she said.

"There should be more lighting and there should be a button to press so the trucks actually have to stop, so they have a warning at least.

"There have been so many accidents at that crossing and there needs to be a change."

Wagga City Council's manager of technical and strategy Peter Ross said the council has received a small number of customer requests regarding the crossing over a number of years and has undertaken the appropriate maintenance works.

"While council has not been made formally aware of Friday's accident as yet, staff will investigate the crossing and will liaise with the police, RMS and other stakeholders to assess any possible safety improvements," he said.

Leah Pitman, an ex-Wagga resident, said she was also disappointed that Bourke Street was still a problem zone.

"I had a really close call walking home after squash as a kid," she said. "Three lanes of cars were stopped [and] one car, if it hadn't hit the horn, would have cleaned me up."