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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Lancefield

Plea to boost drivers’ skills after surge in deaths of older road users

Ministers are being urged to focus on improving drivers’ skills as new figures show a surge in deaths among older road users.

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart issued the plea in response to provisional Department for Transport (DfT) figures for Britain showing that 245 men aged 70 and over were killed in crashes during the year to the end of June.

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