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Britain's road safety figures improve
26th June 2009
The number of people being killed on Britain's roads has reached a new low, according to recent figures.
Last year, 2,538 people died in road accidents – down from 2,946 in 2007.
Total road casualties – including fatalities and serious injuries – was down from 247,780 in 2007 to 230,884 last year.
The new figures mean Britain has achieved its road safety targets for 2010 and suggests fewer car insurance claims are being made.
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), the new record low shows that the fall in road deaths is a trend and not a statistical blip.
"Every reduction in these numbers represents a person who has not been killed or injured and a family which has not suffered the devastation caused by a road accident," commented RoSPA head of road safety Kevin Clinton.
Last week, the safety charity warned that the learner training and testing process may not properly prepare young adults to drive as part of their job.
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