28 lives lost on Cheshire’s roads in past year

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Cheshire Police is showing its support for those who have lost loved ones on Cheshire's roads as today, Tuesday 1st August, marks the start of National Road Victims month – a period to reflect and remember victims of fatal collisions across the UK.

Cheshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Nick Bailey said: "Over the past year the lives of over 400 families have been torn apart as a result of collisions in Cheshire - 28 families are now without loved ones, while another 378 people are now living with serious injuries which will affect them for the rest of their lives.

"All of those affected – including their families - have been supported by a dedicated team of officers and staff here at Cheshire Police at some point during their life-changing journey.

"Whether that's being supported by a family liaison officer helping to deal with their trauma; by our collision investigation team bringing offenders to justice; helping to achieve closure via our Restorative Justice team or being guided through the criminal justice system by Cheshire Cares – they will have all been touched at some point during their journeys."

Cheshire has a dedicated team of 186 Roads Policing officers and 37 support staff who are responsible for Policing over 4,200 miles of roads, including nearly 80 miles of motorway and more than 544 miles of A roads.

As part of National Road Victims month the constabulary will look back at some of the collisions that have taken place over the past year to show the impact that they have had and highlight just some of the work undertaken by the devoted team of officers and staff at Cheshire Police.

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