There's to be an urgent traffic and safety assessment of the Kingsgrove intersection nicknamed by resdients as the 'Kingsway killer'.

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The residents have presented a petition to Georges River Council raising serious safety concerns at the Kingsway and Maluka Place intersection.

This includes repeated near misses, poor visibility, and unsafe driving behaviour, including the recent accidents in 2026, 2024 and 2022.

The council's April 28 meeting unanimously supported a notice of motion submitted by Councillor Leon Pun noting the petition and calling for an urgent safety assessment of the intersection.

This would include the crash history, consideration of unreported incidents, traffic volumes and speeds, and sightline constraints of the intersection.

The council will also investigate the feasibility of a roundabout as a long-term solution.

But before that, it will implement immediate safety improvements where possible, including signage, line marking and parking adjustments, and report back to Council within three months with findings, costings and recommended actions.

Cr Pun said, "It's blatantly obvious if you sit there on the corner that every second or third car does not stop at the intersection, they just fly through. You can tell that they don't even see the line-markings.

"We've had three accidents in the last few years. In 2022 there was the fatality of a food service driver collided with a truck. My understanding is that he hit it so hard the headphones he was wearing were crushed into his skull.

"In 2024 an accident resulted in the hospitalisation of an elderly woman and last month-and-a-half ago there was another serious accident. It is time that something needs to be done," he said.

EARLIER: Kingsgrove residents have a sombre substitute title for their street - the Kingsway killer.

Peter Crawford has lived on the corner of Kingsway and Maluka Place since 1964 and over that time he has witnessed numerous accidents including collisions and overturned cars.

Many times injured drivers and passengers have sat on his front fence waiting for the ambulance.

In 2022 there was a fatality at the intersection when a food-service driver collided with a truck.

In 2024 an accident resulted in the hospitalisation of an elderly woman and the complete write-off of one car and damage to two others.

The latest accident occurred earlier this month when a driver was injured in a collision.

This occurred weeks after residents sent a 80-signature petition to Georges River Council expressing their deep concern for their safety due to the large number of vehicles passing through the intersection without properly stopping or giving way to traffic.

Faded 'Stop' signs due to bird droppings and faded line markings on both sides of the intersection add to the danger.

The route is used as an 'overflow' and alternative bus route when Stoney Creek Road traffic is banked up.

Immediately after receiving the petition, the council provided $1200 for new signage at the intersection and line-marking. There is talk of installing a chevron on the corner of New England Drive and Kingsway, and of highlighting the speed hump in Maluka Place.

While residents are grateful for the actions they want the council to undertake a feasibility study on a roundabout for the intersection.

Georges River Councillor Leon Pun will submit a notice of motion at the next council meeting calling for a safety upgrade of the intersection.

"The warning signs at Kingsway and Maluka Place have been there for years, and the community has put that on record through their petition," Councillor Pun said.

"This accident should be a turning point - because delaying action any longer risks more lives. Council must act to deliver practical safety upgrades," he said.

The residents' concerns leave the council in no doubt that action has to be taken.

During a recent visit, The Leader witnessed several near-misses as cars took the intersection turning from Maluka Place into Kingsway too quickly and failing to give way.

Mr Crawford said that the council's figures show there have been two crashes in five years.

"I dispute these figures," he said.

"The only crashes recorded are those reported to the police.

'If a tow truck takes away the damaged car it is not reported, so the council is not getting the actual crash numbers.

"People do burnouts on the street. We have cars doing a lot of doughnuts because Kingsway comes up on social media because it is such a wide street.

"It is never just a typical accident. Often cars have ended up overturned on their roof.

"We have many elderly residents who are scared when they cross the road.

"You can see the fear on their face when they are crossing.

"If drivers are turning from Stoney Creek Road down Maluka Place they don't see the 'Give Way' sign and the speed hump is in the wrong place. It should be closer to Kingsway.

"The centre lines need to be marked coming down Kingsway. A roundabout is the ultimate answer."

Another resident, Edward Ha, has lived in the area since 1986.

"The latest accident hit a power pole and we had a blackout for several hours.

"I heard a bang. I thought it was an explosion and then the power went out.

"We are local. Every time we approach this intersection we slow down and double-check.

"But people from outside the area don't slow down but just drive on through."

Another resident, who did not want to be named, said the blackout affected her 86-year-old father who was due to go in for surgery the next day.

"The blackout affected his CPAP machine which he needs for his breathing," she said.

"It caused him a lot of anxiety and he wasn't able to get a good night's sleep before his surgery.

"There are a lot of elder people living in this street who worried about the traffic."

Stephen has lived in the street for three years and is concerned about cars speeding along Kingsway.

"Its a bit thoughtless on their part as there are a lot of young families that live here," he said.

Daniel Borg and Erika Gonzalez live in nearby Lee Avenue and described the Maluka Place and Kingsway intersection as dangerous.

"I normally come down Maluka Place and the visibility on the corner is very poor," Daniel said.

"The 'No Stopping' sign in Kingsway is too far back from Maluka Place. Cars park too close to the corner and this has potential for accidents," he said.

Mr Crawford said, "Residents are really angry about the unsafe conditions.

"It's just a matter of time before someone gets killed again. It's inevitable.

"I'm tired of picking up bloody bandages in front of my house," he said.

"Just put in a roundabout. It's a must."

In their petition, the residents say that a roundabout at the intersection would replicate the one at Westbrook Street and Kingsway which the council deemed necessary to reduce accidents and improve safety.

"We are deeply concerned about resident safety.

"We ask the council to undertake a feasibility study for a roundabout at the intersection," the petition states.