A road blamed for a series of bumps and smashes has been re-surfaced – again.

Smithy Place Lane at Brockholes was closed under emergency powers in February after several reported crashes.

It had only been laid around 18 months ago ahead of the Tour de France.

Drivers told the Examiner how a blind bend had become treacherous. One man described the downhill stretch as like a “bobsleigh run.”

The slippery surface was like ice and drivers told how they hit their brakes – and couldn’t stop.

Hairdresser Emilie McLean, 23, of Honley, wrote off her Ford Fiesta when she braked on the bend, skidded and smashed into a van.

Serena McCluskey, a Huddersfield University researcher, also crashed into a van with her eight-year-old daughter in the car. The car was also written off and Dr McCluskey’s insurance company is in talks with the council.

Another local resident, businessman Chris O’Brien, said even his 4x4 couldn’t handle the surface.

Kirklees Council closed the road to investigate and found the surface to be “prematurely worn.”

Work crews were sent in to replace the stretch, installed in 2013 in time for the Tour de France Grand Depart which passed close by.

Residents have questioned whether the “wrong type of tarmac” was used.

Yaser Mansaf, 44, who lives near the bend, said: “The council has tarmaced quite a stretch and there’s been no accidents so far, although it’s only rained once.

“The surface before was a lighter grey colour and this is really dark. Was it the wrong type of tarmac? It shouldn’t have worn out after a year or so.”

Mr Mansaf’s wall has been demolished and he has made a claim against Kirklees Council.

“People are still going far too fast down there and you would have thought the council would have put some signs up or look at speed bumps,” he said.

“When the temporary closure barriers were still up one driver just smashed straight through them. The council had to come and put concrete blocks there instead. It was just crazy.”

A council spokesman said: “After resurfacing Smithy Place Lane in 2013, we became aware that the road surface had prematurely worn and needed to be resurfaced.

“We are in discussions with the company that supplied the material about what has caused the premature wearing.

“The road surface needed to be redone regardless of the outcome of those talks and work was completed on March 20. We are closely monitoring the new surface.”