The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Lincolnshire Police say they’ve seen a rise in fatalities and injuries on the county’s roads following lockdown restrictions being lifted.
The police say that lockdown measures relating to Covid-19 meant that less people were travelling around Lincolnshire which, in turn, resulted in fewer collisions
As restrictions have eased we have seen a rise in collisions in which people have been seriously or fatally injured sadly increase.
In June there were seven fatalities as a result of collisions and, so far in July, we have seen seven people lose their lives on the county’s roads.
Chief inspector Pat Coates (pictured) explained: “It is not yet possible to say what caused or had an effect in causing some of these collisions because our investigations are still ongoing, but what we do know for sure is the devastating effect losing a loved one in a collision can have.
“We need people to take care on the roads. Lockdown measures have eased and we’ve seen traffic increasing so it’s even more imperative that people drive in a safe and considerate manner.
“We are doing all we can to try and make sure that nobody has that knock on their front door from a police officer who is there to deliver news that can change their life, and not for the better. We have invested time and people into making our county’s roads as safe as possible and we remain committed to doing all we can to make Lincolnshire’s roads safer.
“There are a number of factors which can contribute to incidents such as these and our Roads Policing Plan covers a number of areas where we need the public to help us and work with us to drive down these numbers. I encourage everyone to read our Roads Policing Plan.
“We continue to focus on the Fatal Four, which are identified as factors that can contribute to road injury and death. These are drink/drug driving, mobile phone use, excess speed and not wearing a seatbelt.
“We are of course doing all we can but we also look to motorist and road users to act in a safe and responsible way.
“If you have any specific concerns about driving or road safety in your community please do feed that into us via your local teams. Information and intelligence from the community will always be of benefit to us.”
