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25% rise in GB drink-drive deaths Drink-drive deaths show 26% rise
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There was a 25% rise in the number of deaths in drink-drive accidents on Britain's roads in 2012, provisional figures show. The number of deaths in drink-drive accidents on Britain's roads soared by 26% in 2012, according to provisional figures.
A total of 290 people were killed last year, according to the Department for Transport. A total of 290 people were killed last year, compared with 230 in 2011, the Department for Transport said.
It also said 6,680 accidents in 2012 were linked to alcohol consumption.
Since records began in 1979, the number of drink-drive deaths had shown a general trend of declining. The 2011 total was the lowest recorded.
Last year, 1,210 people involved in drink-drive accidents suffered serious injuries and 8,500 people were slightly injured.
Among those killed in drink-drive accidents, most (68%) were drivers and riders over the legal alcohol limit.
The rest were other road users involved in the accident, but not necessarily over the legal limit themselves.
The Department for Transport extrapolated the figures from a sample of coroners' reports.
The official figures are not expected to be available until next year.