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Road Injuries In Surrey Down For Fourth Year In A Row
Wed, 27 Apr 2011

The number of people killed or seriously injured on Surrey’s roads fell by nearly a quarter last year, it has been revealed.

New figures published this week by Surrey Police and Surrey County Council show that road deaths in the county fell from 41 in 2009 to 32 in 2010, while the number of serious injuries as a result of road traffic accidents also dropped from 530 in 2009 to 488 in 2010.

Furthermore, the total number of injuries caused by collisions in the county last year fell for the fourth time in as many years to 5,331.

Inspector Chris Colley, of Surrey Police's roads policing unit, said the latest statistics are "very encouraging and an indication that our combination of enforcement and publicity activity is working".

"However, even one casualty is one too many and we will continue to take a robust approach to tackling anti-social driving throughout the year," he added.

Kay Hammond, Surrey County Council's member for community safety, said the reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county’s roads was largely due to the council's Drive SMART campaign.

"County council road safety experts along with police officers and firefighters have worked hard to persuade people to drive more safely," she said.

"While a number of factors influence road casualty figures, I'm certain Drive SMART is improving road safety in Surrey and we'll continue our work with Surrey Police to make our county's roads as safe as possible."
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