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| Drink-drive deaths show 26% rise | Drink-drive deaths show 26% rise |
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| The number of deaths in drink-drive accidents on Britain's roads soared by 26% in 2012, provisional figures show. | |
| A total of 290 people were killed last year, compared with 230 in 2011, the Department for Transport said. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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 Department for Transport extrapolated the figures from a sample of coroners' reports. |
| The official figures are not expected to be available until next year. | The official figures are not expected to be available until next year. |
| The BBC's transport correspondent Richard Westcott stressed the statistics were only provisional, adding that last year's provisional figure had been 50 deaths higher than the final, official figure. |