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Road Safety

The accident was in north-east Leicestershire, and I represent North-West Leicestershire, not far away. I am sure that my hon. Friend will be careful to say that we do not yet know, in relation to the inquest, whether the lorry ploughed into the car or the car ploughed into the lorry. It is an indicative circumstance that the accident happened in the small hours of the morning. A factor that we need to take into account, whether or not it was relevant to the accident in question, or whether there were other factors, is that although only 6 per cent. of licence-holders are under the age of 25, they account for almost a third of relevant deaths and serious injuries—albeit that the figure for those has now fallen below 3,000 a year. We need to do something. The Government have a good track record and the Minister has an excellent one, but more is needed, urgently. The carnage among young people, particularly young male drivers, is appalling.