Number of people killed or injured on Welsh roads decreases
2009 road casualties statistics shows less deaths and injuries than the previous year.
Statistics from ‘Road Casualties in Wales, 2009’ shows that the number of people killed or injured on Welsh roads have all decreased from the previous year.
During 2009 there were 7,126 road accidents involving personal injury recorded by the police in Wales, 658 fewer than in 2008 and these accidents resulted in 10,354 casualties, 832 fewer than in 2008.
125 people were killed on Welsh roads, 17 fewer than in 2008 and 1,096 people were seriously injured in 2009, 158 fewer than in 2008.
9,133 people were slightly injured, a decrease of 657 compared with the previous year.
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said: "These figures show that casualties on our roads are now the lowest since records began."
"The allocation of over £30 million since 2007 has enabled local authorities to implement a range of road safety projects that have contributed to this downward trend of casualties that we see today."
Further information:
Welsh Assembly Government
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