Worcestershire woman raising awareness of road safety after losing her brother
Every year, more than 1700 people die on UK roads
Figures from the road safety charity Brake highlight that every year, more than 1700 people die on UK roads. Another 30,000 receive serious, life-changing injuries.
A week of action around road safety started on Sunday 17th November with a day of remembrance looking at families trying to navigate their way through what happens following a road crash.
Brake who are behind the national campaign are now calling on our new government to provide sustainable funding and parity of care for road victims and their families, whoever they are, wherever they live, and whether or not a crime has occurred.
Behind every incident is a family whose lives change forever.
Lucy from Redditch lost her brother in a road crash.
She said: "Speeding, drink or drug driving, using a mobile phone, careless driving, these are things that have real life consequences and impact families for the rest of their lives.
It's so important that we get the message across that we have to do more, we have to stop this, we have to stop more families from joining this club that we don't want to be part of."
Brake provide emotional and practical support to thousands of families during their darkest and most difficult times, you can find out more about the charity here.