Preventable Accidents in the UK are Rising and Deaths Reach an All-time High, Warns New Report

• Accidental death rate is up by 42% over the last decade and are the second biggest killer of under 40s

• Over half (55%) of all accidental deaths happen at home

• Accidents cost the UK £12 billion every year - £6 billion in NHS medical care and £5.9 billion in lost working days

• The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) today launches ‘Safer Lives, Stronger Nation’, which reveals new data into rising accident numbers and calls on the Government to implement a National Accident Prevention Strategy to save lives, boost the economy and free up capacity in the NHS