Road traffic accident stats in East Midlands above average
According to figures from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), 5.2 people out of every 10,000 in England were seriously or fatally injured in road traffic accidents in 2007.
In the East Midlands, Rutland had the highest incidence of severe injuries and deaths, seeing 7.3 out of every 10,000 hurt in car crashes.
Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire residents sustained the second highest rate of car accidentpersonal injury, as 6.7 people from 10,000 were hurt or killed on the roads.
Leicestershire proved one of the safer counties with less than the national average of accidents at 4.2 per 10,000.
The Northants Evening Telegraph revealed that by the end of October 2008, 31 people had been killed in the county and 285 had been seriously injured; 20 of whom were 17-24-year-olds.
Liz Cavan, from the CSP, said, "The main message here is that prevention is better than cure.
"Road users – including pedestrians, cyclists and drivers – need to be extra vigilant about their own and other people's safety.
"Many injuries caused by road traffic accidents are avoidable. The CSP is urging everyone to be especially careful in the darker winter months when using roads, and is urging councils to ensure road safety is a top priority."
*A replacement vehicle can usually be supplied within 4-6 working hours, where there is an admission of liability from the other person’s insurance company. If this person is not known, their insurance details are not known, they are uninsured or there is a potential dispute over who caused the accident, a replacement vehicle cannot be provided.
