ONE in five patients admitted to trauma centres last year were involved in road traffic collisions, a charity has revealed.
Brake, based in West Yorkshire, has released the figures to coincide with the start of Road Safety Week.
It states that in 2016, 11,486 road users – the equivalent of 31 a day – were admitted to trauma centres in England and Wales with life-threatening injuries.
The number across Yorkshire and the Humber was 1,215, equating to a 21 per cent proportion of all trauma admissions.
The charity states that speeding was a factor in almost a quarter of fatal crashes last year, and is running its Speed Down Save Lives campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of driving too fast.
Jason Wakeford, of Brake, said: “Speeding is a factor in many deadly crashes and remains a major problem.”
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