Record low accident deaths in UK
The number of people killed in road accidents in the UK is now at a record low, it has been revealed.
According to government statistics 2, 538 people lost their lives in accidents on Britain’s roads last year.
This, according to figures, is the lowest annual total since records began in 1926.
That is 14 per cent down on the 2007 figure said reports, adding that the highest recorded post-war annual total was nearly 8,000 in 1996.
The revelation comes at a time a report claims fewer people are likely to be involved in car accidents ending in fatalities in some parts of the country as opposed to other regions.
Wales was particularly mentioned as having the safest roads in the country.
Meanwhile, it was also noted that half of Britain’s A-roads have failed to be rated as safe in a European survey.
Euro-RAP – European road assessment programme – experts found 58 per cent of A-roads they assessed were either neutral for safety or poor.
In 2008, statistics from the Department of Transports showed that 28,567 persons were killed or injured seriously in accidents.
Updated on 26/06/2009