A total of 71 people died in Bolton after collisions on the road in nine years. 

Department for Transport figures from 2013 to 2022 show the amount of people who have lost their lives on the road.

The data include pedestrians, car occupants, motorcyclists and others who lost their life due to road traffic collisions.

The worst individual years were 2016 and 2020 when nine people died in each of those two 12-month periods.

In 2021 there were eight deaths.

In total, since 2013, there have been 28 pedestrians who died, four pedal cyclists, 14 motorcyclists, 22 car occupants, two bus occupants and one other vehicle occupant.

Meanwhile, across the border in Bury, there have been 32 deaths in this period.

The worst year was 2021 when there were seven deaths.

In total there were 14 pedestrians who died on the road since 2013, two pedal cyclists, four motorcyclists and 12 car occupants.

IAM RoadSmart Group works to bring down road traffic collisions by regularly holding courses for drivers to attend.

A recent event of theirs took place at the University of Bolton which gave people the chance to see how electric vehicles work.

A spokesperson for the group said work would continue to reduce road traffic collisions.

They said: “There are three ways to reduce road traffic collisions and that is the three 'e's'.

“They are enforcement, which is done by the police, engagement, engineering, which is done by the council, and education which is done by us.

“We run four courses a year, the next one will be in November.

“They are about 10 sessions.

“We try to improve people’s observations and the way people drive, the way they approach traffic and hazards on the road.

“Hardly a day goes past when a road collision takes place on a road or junction.

“It happens around Bolton every day.

“We are a group of volunteers trying to improve it.”

In 2022 chief constable Jo Shiner, from the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said that tackling deaths on the roads was a key priority.

She said: “On average, five people are killed on our roads every day. Many more suffer life changing injuries.

“The fatality figure has remained stubbornly high for a decade.

“We think this should no longer be tolerated by anyone- the police and our partners, the public, business, the media and policy makers.

“Traumatic, unexpected and often preventable deaths on our roads devastate victims, their families and our communities.

“Our service to those involved in, and bereaved by, serious and fatal collisions will be driven by empathy and professionalism.

“Our full support to those in the frontline dealing with these tragic incidents will also be a priority. Preventing harm and saving lives is a core mission of policing.

“We will work with our partners across a range of agencies and organisations to achieve it.

“Policing our roads together can prevent both social and economic harm to our society from a range of threats and criminal activity.”