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Jacob Rawley

Nearly one in four people killed on UK roads weren't wearing a seatbelt, new data finds

A new report has found 24 percent of all car occupant fatalities on UK roads involved people not wearing their seatbelt between 2016 and 2020.

Of those who died in car accidents, the report from the UK Government's Department for Transport found 28 percent of the male fatalities were as a result of not wearing a seatbelt. The number was just 16 percent for women.

It was also found the most likely age group to not wear a seatbelt during a fatal crash was ages 17 to 29.

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