Council officers have been forced into a spot of emergency gardening after a councillor complained long grass on a roundabout could have "killed somebody".

Peter Geiringer, Conservative councillor for Belmont, complained to Reigate and Banstead council about the dangers of the overgrown grass on the Belmont roundabout on the A217.

He said: "The grass is really dangerous, someone could be killed. Cars swinging round coming from Sutton and looking to go to Morden are blinded from traffic coming from Banstead. There could be a very serious accident unless this is cut as a matter of urgency. I have never seen grass as high as this."

Reigate and Banstead Council heeded coun Geiringer's warning and sent contractors down to the roundabout on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the council, said: "Grass cutting is scheduled along the whole length of the A217 between Banstead Cross Roads and Belmont roundabout on Thursday 20 June.

This has been arranged for some time as it requires extensive traffic management which has to be co-ordinated with Surrey County Council.

"We take concerns and comments from the public very seriously and always try to respond as quickly as possible. As such, when we were contacted about the length of the grass on Belmont roundabout, we brought forward the grass cutting by two days."