A fatal crash has led to renewed calls for a 50mph speed limit on a notorious stretch of the A66. Chloe Lightfoot, a 33-year-old mother of one, was killed last month when her van collided with an HGV near Cross Lanes. “I just think if there was a 50mph speed limit well before that section it might slow cars down. “There’s a 50mph speed limit on the A66 near Ravensworth and it’s so much better because of that. “Shortly after 8am, emergency services were called to the A66 near Bowes following reports of a collision between a HGV and a Citroen Berlingo van.