Speed camera set on fire days after speed limit change

A speed camera on a road in Old Windsor where the limit was recently reduced following the death of a 89-year-man has been set on fire.

Firefighters were called out to Straight Road in Windsor at 1am on Sunday.

A car tyre had been placed around the speed camera and set alight.

With the tyre being extremely combustible the camera was engulfed in flames and smoke when an appliance from Windsor Station arrived.

Firefighters used a hose reel to tackle the blaze.

Mick Rowley, fire brigade union secretary at Windsor, said the fire was 'obviously done deliberately' and that the police were called.

One lane of the carriageway was closed for about an hour.

Mr Rowley said: "It is quite sad, the speed restriction was just changed because of the death of George Shacklady."

The speed limit on Straight Road was reduced from 40mph to 30mph on Monday, April 26.

Changes followed the death of Mr Shacklady, 89, after his car was involved in a collision at the junction of Straight Road and St Peters Road.