Rutland road deaths more than doubled last year
New figures from the Department for Transport have been released
The number of people killed on Rutland's roads has doubled according to new figures from the Department for Transport.
Four accidents happened in 2022 in which seven people were killed – six car passengers and a cyclist.
In 2021 there were 2 accidents, where three people died.
There were two fatal accidents in 2020, although this could be down to less traffic on the roads because of the covid pandemic.
The highest year for fatal road collisions in Rutland was 2015, when eight were reported with eight people killed.
The only year in the last 10 when no fatal road collisions were reported was 2017.
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police in cooperation with the road safety partnership have introduced new, high-tech, speed prevention vehicles.
In September Rutland County Council announced plans for an additional 69 upgraded ‘SID’s – Speed Indication Devices – right across Rutland, costing an extra £80,100 on top of the £350,000 they were originally costed at.
However, these SID’s will replace the existing ones in Rutland, and offer clearer messaging with the additional facility of speed data logging equipment contained within them.
Rutland remains one of the safest places in the United Kingdom for road users.
Jonathan Clarkson, from the road safety partnership, said: “The partnership is here to deal with the four elements that cause death on our roads: speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, drink and drug driving, and using a mobile phone or hand-held device.
"But inappropriate speed remains the leading cause of road traffic accidents contributing to 11% of all injury collisions reported to the police, and 24% of all fatal collisions.”