Liverpool remembers Princess Diana on 25th anniversary of her death
A special service is taking place in memory of road crash victims
Last updated 31st Aug 2022
All road crash victims are to be remembered in a special ceremony at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral today, on the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana's death.
RoadPeace North West, the road crash victims charity, is inviting those who have been bereaved or injured through road crashes, to the remembrance event.
During the service, flowers will be laid in remembrance of loved ones who have died and photographs of them will be shown. A minute’s silence will be held during the ceremony.
The service will be attended by Supt Clare Jenkins and Police Cadets, the Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrel, dignitaries as well as families and friends of those killed and injured on our roads. Bootle MP Peter Dowd who lost his daughter in a road crash is also due to speak.
After the service, five doves will be released in memory of loved ones, as each day five people die on the roads of this country.
Pauline Fielding, a trustee of RoadPeace and organiser of the event, believes remembrance plays a vital role in reminding society about the high number of victims and highlighting the long term psychological impact on those bereaved or injured.
She said: “My son Andrew was killed in 1994 in a crash caused by a driver who did not stay at the scene and who was never traced. Since then I have campaigned for justice for him and to help reduce dangers on the road where he died, to help prevent others experiencing the loss of a loved one.
“That day changed my life and that of so many others. I was helped practically and emotionally by RoadPeace. I urge all those bereaved or injured by road crashes, together with those who support them, to join us at the remembrance.”