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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Neil Lancefield

Four road deaths a day in 2024 spark call for casualty reduction targets

An average of four people were killed in crashes on Britain’s roads every day last year, statistics show (Alamy/PA) -

An average of four people were killed in crashes on Britain’s roads every day last year, statistics show, sparking calls for ministers to introduce casualty reduction targets.

Department for Transport (DfT) figures show there were 1,602 road fatalities in 2024, a decline of 1% from the previous year.

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