The number of people killed in road accidents reported to the police, fell by 14 per cent from 2,946 in 2007 to 2,538 in 2008.

28,567 people were killed or seriously injured in 2008, 7 per cent fewer than in 2007.

There were just under 231,000 road casualties in Great Britain in 2008, 7 per cent less than in 2007.

The number of deaths among car users in 2008 was 1,257, 12 per cent less than in the previous year.

Child casualties fell by 8 per cent.

There were 572 pedestrian deaths.

The number of pedal cyclists killed fell by 15 per cent.

There were 493 motorcycle user fatalities.

There were 170,500 road accidents involving personal injury reported to the police in 2008, 6 per cent fewer than in 2007. Of these, 25,457 accidents involved death or serious injury, 6 percent fewer than in 2007 (27,036).