MORE than 150 people lost their lives on Shropshire roads between 2012 and 2021.

This is revealed in figure published by Andy Boddington, Shropshire councillor for Ludlow North, in a blog.

In the same period more than 1,500 were seriously injured.

The exact figures are 157 deaths and 1,507 serious injuries.

Although the number of deaths and serious injuries on the county’s road have remained fairly consistent throughout the years, the worst was 2017, when there were 18 deaths and 174 serious injuries.

The year before, 2016 was only marginally better with 17 deaths and 169 seriously injured.

In 2013, 18 people died but the number seriously injured was 119.

The fewest number of fatalities was in 2013 when 11 people lost their lives on the county’s roads and 123 were seriously injured.

Locations where the accidents occurred are not given but there are some blackspots.

Rural roads can be statistically amongst the most dangerous.

There are fewer dual carriageways and so head on collisions can occur with a higher impact speed.

The county is also hilly and there are many bends with often limited visibility.

There is also the mixing slow moving traffic like tractors and farm vehicles with faster traffic. Roads can also be muddy.