A MALVERN Wells resident is calling on drivers to slow down after her partner’s dog was injured by a driver in a speed limitcontrolled area.

The incident happened on Sunday outside Rebecca Mayner’s house on the A449 Wells Road.

Her house is just by the boundary of the 30mph limit – or 20mph when nearby schools are open.

But that night the dog, a 14-yearold greyhound lurcher cross called Harry, was hit by a car which had been speeding at 50 or 60mph, Miss Mayner said.

She said the car did stop, and the two young men inside got out to apologise.

“But they should not have been travelling that fast in the first place.

It’s clearly marked but a lot of drivers just take no notice of it and speed through at 60mph.”

Miss Mayner was with her partner Nick Lloyd, aged 44, and son Rio Quince-Mayner, nine, when the accident happened.

She said: “We thought that Harry was killed. The car had slowed down by the time it hit him, but it still hit him hard.”

She thanked the Avenue Veterinary Centre who cared for her dog. “I wanted to say thank you to them for their hard work throughout the night, after the accident,” she added on Wednesday. “They were brilliant.”

“He is now recovering. At his age, it’s amazing. He’s on painkillers, and he’s started to eat and get out of bed.”

“I just want to appeal to all drivers to slow down and stick to the speed limits when they drive through the Wells. A lot of people live here and there’s the international school and the primary school close together, so these speed limits are there for a reason.”

Worcestershire County Council spokeswoman Kirsty Crawley said the authority had reviewed the speed limits on this route. She added: “We did this recently and we are satisfied that they accurately reflect the road conditions and anticipated hazards.

“We urge motorists to observe the speed limits; failure to do so puts other roads users at risk and is against the law.”