Accidents have become the top cause of preventable death for people under 40, with more than half of fatal accidents taking place in the home.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) warned the country is facing an accident crisis after data showed a UK-wide rise of 42% in accidental death over the last decade.
The study also found that accidents cost the UK almost 12 billion every year—6 billion in NHS care and 5.9 billion in lost working days.
Almost 29 million working days were lost to accidents across the UK in the year 2022/23, 10 times more than were lost due to strikes.
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