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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Child pedestrian casualties are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas

Two children cross the road in front of a large sports utility vehicle
Official figures show 2,432 people under 16 were killed or seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads last year. Photograph: Crispin Hughes/Alamy

The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest, official analysis suggests.

Department for Transport figures show a widening gap over the past 10 years in road casualties between those living in the poorest 10% of postcodes and the most affluent 10%.

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