Almost 1,300 children killed or injured on Lincolnshire's roads between 2015 and 2019
The county has had more child road casualties each year than anywhere else in the East Midlands
We can reveal Lincolnshire has more child road casualties each year than anywhere else in the East Midlands.
New figures show almost 1,300 children were killed or injured on the county's roads in the five years between 2015 and 2019.
When you include figures from North, and North East Lincolnshire, the number rises to over 2,200.
More than 50,000 children now are taking to the streets to raise awareness.
They're taking part in road safety charity Brake’s Kids Walk with Shaun the Sheep.
The aims to help youngsters learn road safety messages and call on their grown-ups to make roads safer.
Scott Williams, head of programme delivery at Brake, said it’s every child’s right to be able to walk in their community without fear of traffic and pollution.
"Throughout the pandemic families have taken to the streets on foot and by bike and we hope these activities will continue as restrictions lift and ordinary road traffic returns.
"It is vital that children are able to walk safely in the places where they live.
"Although numbers of children killed or injured in the East Midlands shows positive signs of decline, every road death or injury is one too many and causes devastation for families, schools and communities.
"This year we hope to inspire as many children, schools and families as possible to call for safe and healthy journeys for children through our Brake’s Kids Walk event.”