Almost 300 people killed or seriously injured on NI roads due to speeding over five years
The Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) casualties caused by excessive speed statistics were published by the Executive Office today and cover the period from 2019 to 2023.
According to the figures 297 people were killed or seriously injured in collisions caused by speeding during that period.
Of these 30 (10%) people were killed and 267 (90%) people were seriously injured.
The figures also reveal that speed-related casualties have fallen sharply, down 76% compared to the period from 2004 to 2008.
The 297 people killed or seriously injured represent a small percentage (7%) of all road traffic collision casualties.
Men were responsible for 77% of KSI incidents caused by speeding, while drivers aged 17 to 24 accounted for 43% of those serious collisions.
Speeding-related KSI incidents were more likely to occur in the evenings or at weekends, with 37% taking place over the weekend and 36% happening between 4pm and 10pm.
Seven-tenths (70%) of speeding KSI collisions occurred on rural roads.
Newry, Mourne and Down recorded the highest annual rate of speeding-related KSI casualties, at 6.5 per 100,000 residents, while Belfast reported the lowest, at just 1.0.
Reacting to the new statistics, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said: "Too many people are affected by serious road traffic collisions in our communities.
"Sadly, these figures show that young people and males are disproportionately affected - our children, among them our brothers, fathers and sons.
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"One of the best ways to fulfil our long-term goal of eliminating death and serious injury by 2050, is by changing road user behaviour. We must all slow down and take better care on our roads.
"Today's figures are another sad and stark reminder of the importance of reducing our speed as road users because this will in turn help to reduce the number of families devastated by serious road traffic collisions."
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