A homeowner has called for Government to put metal rails along Harbour Road to prevent drivers from crashing into property there.

Nigel Prescott's home sits along Harbour Road near the junction of Valley Road.

Yesterday morning, a car smashed into the Bermuda stone wall that separates his property from the main road. The impact sent large slabs of concrete crashing down to the entrance of his home the fourth such accident in the past two years.

Mr. Prescott said his tenant heard a crash around 5 a.m. but thought it was thunder.

The damage wasn't discovered until after 8 a.m.

Gallons of water were lost and the driveway flooded, because the home's main water pipe broke as a result of the accident,

"I would like to see those eight-inch metal rails they have in the US on the side of the wall," said Mr. Prescott, who has owned the property for 26 years. "Then if they had them, at least cars wouldn't come through.

"If they were along here and bolted every two or three feet, that would stop all the big stuff from going down. The last time [the wall] went down, it took the roof off. I am [now too] scared to go out in the courtyard."

He continued: "It's not fair. I just need somebody to do something. My feeling is that if you have the metal rail bolted all the way along, that would make it a lot safer."

The homeowner said the drivers involved in such accidents never knock on his door and apologise.

"We're looking for protection from the speeders. People say they are going to slow down, it's not going to happen.

"The only answer is build something substantial enough to withstand the impact. We can't use the [yard area that sits before] the roadside."

Mr. Prescott owns Lady Boats, a charter cruise company. The broken main shut down his business for the day, he said.

"Without water, we can't make ice for the boats. I am not worried about living that closely to the road if the wall was built to withstand impact. I feel everybody who lives along here feels the same.

"Government has come to our rescue very quickly on many occasions. I really think the answer is the steel rails. With Bermuda stone and the car, the car is going to win. Hopefully [Government] respond to this as they have in the past."

In June, a car crashed into a wall a few yards up from Mr. Prescott's property knocking over the wall, a gate, a pillar and a set of steps.

Government has yet to repair the wall and pieces from the car are still on the property along with crumbled stone.

A spokesman from the Ministry of Works and Engineering didn't respond to questions by press time.