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Fatal crashes not declining fast enough, Brake NZ says

Otago Daily Times Online News·Monday, 4 May 2026·29 days ago
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By Felix Walton of RNZ A road safety charity says the number of fatal crashes is declining, but not fast enough. Brake NZ says car accidents remain a major cause of injury and death, with recent data showing almost half of all major trauma cases involve cars. The charity was spearheading 'Road Safety Week,' urging greater awareness of the risks of driving and a call to action for infrastructure improvements. "Road safety is something that affects all of us year round and it is something we can sometimes become a bit complacent with," Brake NZ's director Caroline Perry said. "For many of us we drive on a regular basis, we use roads on a regular basis, and so one of things Road Safety Week aims to do is keep raising that awareness again and putting road safety at front of people's minds." In 2025, 272 people died on the road. That was down from 291 in 2024.…

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