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Road traffic accidents in numbers
The UK’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Drives
The UK offers its fair share of beautifully scenic routes across rolling countryside, as well as inner city drives which allow you to see the sights from the comfort of your car.
There are also a number of routes that are renowned for attracting a high number of accidents. According to data published by the Department of Transport, here are the UK’s top 10 most dangerous drives, ranked according to the annual casualties that have occured on the same road in 2018.
Road Name & Location
B576, Northamptonshire
Clydeside Expressway, Glasgow
A5, Central Bedfordshire
Thorney Road, Cambridgeshire
Andover Road, Hampshire
Paddington Village, Liverpool
Aytoun Street, Manchester
M25, Kent
Old Kent Road, Southwark, London
Barking Road, Newham, London Postcode
NN14 2SA
G14 9RY
LU7 9PY
PE13 4AD
RG23 7EP
L3 5TR
M1 3FR
BR8 8TE
SE1 5PA
E6 2LN No. of Casualties
59
29
23
20
17
13
13
13
12
12
Source - Annual Road Safety Data (Accidents) 2018 published by the Department of Transport
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