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Rural roads more deadly than their urban counterparts

Rural roads were the location of 1,649 fatalities and 16,055 serious injuries between 2018 and 2020, making them more deadly than their urban counterparts, new data from the Department for Transport (DfT) has found. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Rural roads more deadly than their urban counterparts

Rural roads were the location of 1,649 fatalities and 16,055 serious injuries between 2018 and 2020, making them more deadly than their urban counterparts, new data from the Department for Transport (DfT)...

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