ROAD deaths in South Gloucestershire have fallen to an all-time low, with figures for seriously injured casualties also dropping dramatically.
Data has revealed there were two fatalities in the district in 2011 compared to 11 in 2010 and nine in 2009.
Police accident reports showed that by November, there had been 30 serious injuries in the year – down from 86 in the whole of 2010.
The figures echo those recently produced by the Department for Transport, which showed that South Gloucestershire had the lowest casualty rate among all British local authorities from 2007-2009.
In total, 33 people were killed or seriously injured per billion vehicle miles during the three years.
South Gloucestershire Council's transport chief, Brian Allinson, welcomed the data but said it could not afford to become complacent.
He said: "Two fatalities is two fatalities too many. The council takes road safety extremely seriously and we work closely with the police, schools and other agencies to identify where and why road accidents happen and what can be done to prevent them.
"We will make every effort to make sure South Gloucestershire continues to be one of the country's safest areas in which to live and work."
The council said police reports were used to target spending on areas where most accidents happened, and to protect vulnerable road users, including children and cyclists.
Source: http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Road-deaths-fall-time-low/story-15350406-detail/story.html
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