THE next Welsh Government must tackle a “clear and escalating” accidental deaths crisis, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said as it published a raft of recommendations today.Accidental deaths in Wales are 22 per cent above the British average — having risen by 43 per cent to more than 1,200 per year in the past decade, according to the safety charity.Today it published its new Stronger, Safer Wales manifesto, urging ministers and Senedd candidates to treat accidental harm with the same seriousness as other major health threats.

THE next Welsh Government must tackle a “clear and escalating” accidental deaths crisis, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said as it published a raft of recommendations today.

Accidental deaths in Wales are 22 per cent above the British average — having risen by 43 per cent to more than 1,200 per year in the past decade, according to the safety charity.

Today it published its new Stronger, Safer Wales manifesto, urging ministers and Senedd candidates to treat accidental harm with the same seriousness as other major health threats.

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