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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich

Number of cyclists killed on Irish roads doubles in three years, as safety group calls for “sustained political commitment” to protect vulnerable road users

14 cyclist fatalities were recorded in the Republic of Ireland in 2025, the fourth highest number this century, while one cyclist was killed in Northern Ireland

Fri, Jan 02, 2026 12:58
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London cyclist waits at traffic lights ahead of HGV

Why have deaths and serious injuries in collisions involving HGVs being driven in London halved since 2019?

The number of people walking, cycling or motorcycling who were killed or seriously injured in a collision with an HGV driver in London has fallen from an average of 71 people per year to 35 since last decade — why?

Tue, Nov 18, 2025 12:17
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Cycling fatalities fall by 6% to lowest ever recorded level, new government figures reveal

The Department for Transport’s latest road casualty statistics reveal that 82 cyclists were killed in Great Britain, with rural roads and commuter hours posing the biggest risks

Thu, Sep 25, 2025 12:23
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich

Cyclist fatalities on UK roads fall by 2% – and down a quarter compared to 2014 – but transport authorities warn “risk to people cycling remains the same”

The overall number of cyclist casualties also fell by three per cent in 2024, according to the Department for Transport’s latest road safety statistics

Thu, May 29, 2025 16:35
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Percentage of cyclists killed or injured on UK roads dropping more than any other road user, new government figures reveal – but safety campaigners say number of fatalities “remain stubbornly high”

According to the DfT’s latest road casualty stats, released on the same day Labour launched its new Integrated Transport Strategy, cyclist fatalities have dropped by five per cent compared to 2023, while the number of injured cyclists fell by six per cent

Thu, Nov 28, 2024 15:16
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Cyclist fatalities fall by 4% to lowest ever recorded level, but cycle traffic down 7% and serious injuries higher than 20 years ago, new government figures reveal

87 cyclists were killed on the UK’s roads in 2023, according to the Department for Transport’s latest road casualty statistics

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 12:03
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London cyclists

Cyclists continue to be “most at risk” alongside pedestrians and motorcyclists, together making up 80% of all people killed or seriously injured on roads in 2023, reveals Transport for London

TfL claimed that cycling trips have safer overall with fewer deaths compared to 2014, but drivers cars still the main vehicle type involved in collision causing 68% of all London casualties

Thu, May 30, 2024 11:43
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Cyclist deaths fall to lowest level on record, but latest stats show overall road deaths up 10% in a year

The Department for Transport's road casualty statistics show 91 cyclists lost their lives on Britain's roads in 2022

Thu, Sep 28, 2023 15:04
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London cyclist in traffic (picture copyright Simon MacMichael).PNG

Number of people killed on London’s roads falls to lowest level on record

But number of serious injuries rises

Fri, Jul 26, 2019 14:32
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Amsterdam Bicycles (Jorge Royan, Wikimedia Commons)

Eight per cent of all 2015 EU road deaths were cyclists

UK has EU's third-lowest road fatality rate per million inhabitants

Tue, Apr 12, 2016 14:30
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