Dozens of people died and more than 700 were seriously injured in road accidents last year, Lancashire police figures show.
Due to reduced road use during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal and serious road accidents across the country fell by more than a fifth, but 25 people were still killed in collisions in Lancashire in 2020.
However, less traffic helped the number of people killed or seriously injured locally by 24 percent and the total number of injuries decreased by 22 percent from 4,124 in 2019 to 3,225.
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Department of Transportation figures show that at least 762 have sustained serious, potentially life-changing injuries.
And the number of people slightly injured is likely to be higher than the 2,438 as not all accidents or collisions are reported.
The AA says the government must do more to completely eradicate the road deaths by the end of the decade, while the road safety group Brake says it is unacceptable for lives to be lost or forever changed by preventable accidents.
Road traffic across the UK decreased by more than a fifth in 2020 compared to the previous year, with the total number of injuries plummeting by a quarter during that time.
However, the number of cyclist deaths rose from 100 in 2019 to 140 last year.
A Brake spokesman said the nationwide decline in deaths and seriously injured people was a step in the right direction and showed an opportunity to reduce the number of victims.
He called for better investment in vehicle safety and infrastructure, more segregated spaces for cyclists and pedestrians, and appropriate speed limits, adding: “Every death on our roads is a tragedy for the loved ones, while injuries can have devastating consequences for the individual. ” Life.
“We need a concerted focus on reducing road deaths and catastrophic injuries. That requires ambitious goals to end the bloodbath on our streets. “
AA President Edmund King said 2020 road casualty reduction should not be “an isolated incident” as he urged the government to introduce road safety targets.
He said, “Regardless of how we use the roads, we all have a responsibility to ensure that people can travel safely.”
“The government has not set road safety targets for many years.
“If we are serious about a zero vision for road deaths, the government should urgently reintroduce targets so we can work hard to end road deaths as soon as possible.”
A transport ministry spokesman said, “While we have some of the safest roads in the world, this government will continue to work tirelessly to make sure they are even safer.
“Our targeted THINK! The campaign continues to train road users, and as part of our 2019 Road Safety Declaration, we committed to a two-year action plan to promote safer driving on our roads. “
