Calls for review of road closures after accidents

A FULL-scale review of the length of time roads are closed after serious accidents has been demanded by the RAC Foundation.

The motoring organisation said closures accounted for an estimated one-quarter of all congestion and cost the country more than 5 billion a year.

The foundation added that although it was vital police properly investigated fatal accidents, this had to be set against a requirement to keep traffic moving.

RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister said: "The investigation of road accidents is a very sensitive area. It is vital for the families of victims to know what happened and for road users who break the law to be punished.

"But this report suggests a review of the processes involved would be timely."