THE father of a teenager killed by a speeding car has welcomed the installation of a speed camera on one of the borough's busiest roads.

The fixed camera is being positioned outside the Royal Fusiliers' Museum in Bolton Road, Bury, after an annual review showed it to be an accident blackspot.

There have been four serious accidents and a significant number of minor collisions on the stretch of road in the last three years.

A traffic counter found the average speed of vehicles on the 30mph stretch was between 35 and 37mph.

David Jones, of Olsberg Close, Radcliffe, has campaigned for better road safety measures since the death of his daughter, 15-year-old Natalie Pickwick-Jones, in 2004.

He is a member of road safety groups, Brake and Roadpeace, and last year he won his battle to get a speed camera installed close to the site of Natalie's accident in Bolton Road, Radcliffe.

He welcomed the new camera, which is only the fourth in the borough.

Mr Jones said: "Anything which can reduce accidents and make the roads safer is something to be pleased about.

Drivers really get their speed up along Bolton Road and it can be very dangerous. This will make drivers realise when they are creeping over the speed limit and that is excellent. It is brilliant to see another speed camera in Bury."

The latest speed camera was put in place in September though it is not yet in use.

Les Watts, principal engineer for traffic management at the Bury Council, said: "We are still waiting for the camera to come into operation but having the housing there is still making a difference to driver behaviour."