Police caught over 20 drivers speeding in 45 minutes near the site of a fatal crash.

Officers were checking the speed of vehicles travelling through Panxworth, near South Walsham, on Monday morning (August 15).

The checks were being conducted not far from where a man died after his car crashed into a house at the start of this year.

A "surprising" 24 offences were recorded in a 30mph zone.

A police spokesperson said: "This morning just outside the Rural Flegg Villages [police neighbourhood area], we were checking the speed of vehicles travelling through Panxworth - the site, sadly, of a fatality at the start of this year.

"A surprising 24 offences were recorded in 45 mins of people driving over the well signposted 30mph speed limit.

"It's a subject that gets a mixed reaction, but speeding is one of the most common concerns raised by residents in villages across the county."

The drivers caught speeding will be subject to action depending on how far over the limit they were.

A police spokesperson added: "These speed checks were not just for awareness - there will be consequences for each offences recorded.

"The lowest level offences will result in an invitation to a speed awareness course and depending on the speed, others would receive fines, licence points and an appearance at court."

Police were checking the speed of drivers close to where Christopher Williams, 32, lost control on a sharp bend and crashed into a house.

The collision happened in the early hours of the morning on the B1140 Panxworth Road.

Despite passing motorists and villagers rushing to help after his Vauxhall Corsa crashed into the home of an elderly woman, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

An inquest into his death heard the crash happened the day after Mr Williams, one of nine siblings, had moved from Thetford to South Walsham seeking a “fresh start”.