THE B4399 running through Holme Lacy is being used as an alternative to a proper eastern bypass and more accidents similar to the latest bus incident (Pupils in crash terror, Hereford Times, November 10) are bound to happen.

With the further development of Rotherwas as the city's industrial enterprise zone, the £26 million due to be spent linking the A49 to the A465 is like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut.

BRIAN SANDERS Welbeck Avenue, Hereford