Residents fear for their safety after a car slammed into their garden fence and then hit the wall of their house – just a matter of months after a similar smash.

The incident happened at around 9.30am on Wednesday, August 12, at the property in Arnot Street near the junction with Kemper Avenue.

One resident said: “The car has exited Kemper Avenue and ending up destroying two garden fences, garden property and hitting the house wall. The fact no one was injured is a miracle.

"These are pensioners houses and the pensioner who lives there is now seriously upset and worried about living there. It’s a known danger spot but nothing has been done regarding putting up a protective barrier, speed bumps or reducing the speed on this road."

The car ploughed through the garden fence at the property before hitting the wall of the house (Picture: Submitted)

placeholder image — The car ploughed through the garden fence at the property before hitting the wall of the house (Picture: Submitted)

A similar incident happened at the end of last year at the same property.

Another householder added: “They had only just had all the fences repaired from the last crash. The council ended up putting back the fence on that occasion and there's even more damage to the fence this time.

“The road is too fast and far too busy. The junction is a nightmare to get out of. Maybe cut the speed to 20 miles an hour with a speed camera or a mini roundabout.

"They could at least put in a metal barrier along the pavement opposite Kemper Avenue.”

The car smashed through the garden fence and struck the wall of the house (Picture: Submitted)

Falkirk Council said this week it is aware of the incident, but the junction is not regarded as a “priority” at the moment, despite a similar crash occurring at the same location on December 24 last year.

A council spokesperson said: “We are aware of the recent incident, understand the concerns raised by the resident and are awaiting further information from Police Scotland.

“Road safety decisions are based on a range of information, including recorded injury accidents, traffic speeds, vehicle numbers and local knowledge.

“We assess roads regularly and based on the information currently available, this junction is not identified as a priority for additional road safety measures. We will continue to monitor in line with current procedures.

“However, roads in the surrounding area will be included as part of phase three of the Council’s wider 20mph speed limit rollout.”