Workmen yesterday used high-pressure jets to clean the surface of a notorious accident blackspot where six traffic smashes happened in just two days.

Traffic police closed a section of Otley Road in Bingley after a pick-up truck driver became the latest victim of the infamously "slippy" corner on a hill known for crashes.

Bradford Council moved in to clean the area around Parkside corner after police shut the carriageway to Bingley-bound traffic following the accident at 8.30pm on Tuesday for fear of further smashes.

The corner - well known to residents as a danger spot - was the scene of an astonishing accident last November in which a driver lost control, sending her Nissan Micra careering through a fence and on to the roof of a garage below.

Garage owner and resident Linda Baranian has been demanding action from Bradford Council ever since.

"The car came through the fence and flying into the roof before landing on the garage. The driver walked away. She was incredibly lucky," she said.

"At that point I felt it was time something was done. I'm scared for the children playing out, so I've been writing and e-mailing since. The number of accidents happening is becoming worse. Apparently there's something wrong with the road."

Neighbour Irene Stanford-Wood said she had been deeply troubled by the accident. "This has had a personal impact upon me. Had I been at home I would have been in bits over it," she said.

"If the children next door had been there it could have been horrendous.

"I'd say something goes on three times per week. It feels like a feature of my daily life. It's as though I'm waiting for a serious incident to happen again."

Alan Handle, who lives further up Otley Road, said he had witnessed many motorists speeding by on their way down to Parkside.

"We've been very concerned about speeding for some time. There was, however, an incident in which an older lady came a cropper at the corner and she was not one to speed."

West Yorkshire Police yesterday sent a traffic officer in a Volvo to test grip on the road. A Bradford Council spokesman said staff were working to improve the grip on the road.

"Our maintenance staff are going out to clean the road with high-pressure jets. They will then test it too see if it is still slippy.

"When the police and ourselves are happy with it there will be some free-standing 20 mph signs put up."

West Yorkshire Police said the male driver of the Mitsubishi Warrior was not injured in Tuesday's accident.

"We have assisted the Council in closing the road. It will remain closed until treatment is completed."