Record low for deaths on Scotland's roads

Deaths on Scotland's roads fell to a record of low of 162 last year, provisional official figures showed today.

The total was 20 per cent less than the 203 in 2014.

Injuries were also reduced to new lows since records began, with total casualties down by 3 per cent to 10,950 and serious injuries down by 6 per cent to 1,597.

The number of those killed in cars reached a record low of 72.

There were reductions for all other types of vehicle except lorries, where deaths increased from two to 14 - the highest level for seven years.

The Scottish Government’s Transport Scotland agency, which published the figures, said they showed it was on track to meet its 2020 casualty reduction targets set under the Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020 strategy.

Transport minister Humza Yousaf said: “The figures published today show the continued downward trend in road casualties and the key Framework 2015 milestone reductions are being met.

“We remain on track to achieve significant casualty reductions towards our 2020 targets, as well as realising our vision where no one is killed on Scotland’s roads and the injury rate is much reduced.”

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