Road Death Toll Hit Record Low

BBC News, 30th June 2005

The number of people who died on UK roads last year fell to 3,221 - the lowest since records began in 1926.

The figures are 8% lower than 2003, when the number of highway deaths rose slightly compared to the year before.

It comes four years after the government set a target to cut the 1994-1998 road deaths average by 40%.

Road Safety Minister Stephen Ladyman said while the figures were encouraging nearly nine people a day still died on roads last year, which was "too high".