Charity urges adults to ‘take responsibility’ for children’s road safety
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Charityurgesadultsto‘takeresponsibility’forchildren’sroadsafetyAlmost600childrenwereinjuredorkilledonourroadsin2023.
Author:AaronHarperPublished1hourago
Adultsarebeingurgedto“takeresponsibilityforkeepingchildrensafe”afternewanalysisfoundanaverageofnearly50youngboysandgirlsarekilledorseriouslyinjuredonBritain’sroadseverymonth.
RoadsafetycharityBrake,whichissuedtheplea,said17childrenagedsevenandunderdiedand574sufferedseriousinjuriesincrashesin2023.
Duringthepreviousyear,20childreninthatagerangewerekilledand552wereseriouslyinjured.
InGloucestershire,36childrenwereharmedontheroadin2023,withsixsufferingseriousinjuries.
ThefiguresarebasedonanalysisofDepartmentforTransport(DfT)data.
Brakealsorevealedthatchildfatalitiesareinvolvedinaround7%ofcaseswhereitsroadcrashvictimsupportserviceisused.
ThecharityisrunninganinitiativeonWednesdaynamedBeepBeep!Daywhichwillseemorethan90,
