Four killed on city roads in one year

A new campaign to keep pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safe on Peterborough’s roads has been launched - after four people were killed in the space of a year.

One pedestrian, one motorcyclist and two people in cars were killed on the city streets in 2018, while 19 pedestrians and 13 cyclists - including five children - were seriously injured.

Across Cambridgeshire there were 25 deaths on the roads, and 360 serious injuries, the Department for Transport statistics reveal.

Now road safety charity Brake is calling for all road users to take extra care to stop more serious accidents from happening. The campaign is part of Road Safety Week, which has been running since Monday.

Joshua Harris, director of campaigns for Brake said all road users could do their bit to make journeys safer.

He said: “We shouldn’t have to accept this level of risk as part of our daily lives and so we are calling on everyone to ‘Step Up’ for Road Safety Week and shout out for the solutions that we know can make our roads safe.

“Across the region, people are working tirelessly to campaign for safe streets, organising petitions, meeting with

MPs and councillors and raising money and awareness.

“This Road Safety Week we want everyone to think about how they can do their bit and step up for safe streets.”

Schoolchildren, community groups and employees across the region have been taking part in the week by learning about, and celebrating, the safe solutions which can eliminate death and serious injury from the roads – from 20mph limits in urban areas, to technology which can prevent vehicles from speeding.

Road safety week is being sponsored by Kwik Fit and Specsavers.

Residents are also being asked to complete a survey as part of the week. For more information visit www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/survey.

Five children were seriously injured in incidents on the city’s roads