Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart said whoever wins the upcoming election should prioritise an updated road safety plan, to further reduce unnecessary injuries and deaths. Provisional figures from the Department for Transport suggest there were 741 road casualties in Doncaster in 2023 – a three per cent% fall from 761 the year before. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Doncaster Free Press, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
It was also a decrease from 1,264 in 2015, which saw the most injuries in the last 10 years. That said, there have been 17 people killed on Doncaster road this year alone. In Doncaster, 216 people were seriously injured on the roads last year, five of whom died.
In 2022, road accidents caused the death of more people in the area – 13. A total of 1,645 road users were killed in crashes in 2023, a decline of four per cent from the 1,711 in 2022. Advertisement Advertisement Nick Simmons, CEO of RoadPeace , the national charity for road crash victims, said the figures were “encouraging”, but traffic collisions still cause “unacceptable loss of life and extreme suffering”.
“The ripple effect goes far beyond the statistics; it devastates families and shatters communities,” he added. “We need to see collective action and commitment from everyone to deliver a significant reduction in road deaths and serious injuries and to create safer streets for all.” Across Britain , a tot.