MOTORISTS in Somerset are set to be taught by parish councils to drive more safely after shocking new statistics revealed that 60 per cent of road casualties in the county happened on the A38.

MOTORISTS in Somerset are set to be taught by parish councils to drive more safely after shocking new statistics revealed that 60 per cent of road casualties in the county happened on the A38.

The road runs through several Sedgemoor blackspots and residents in and around Cross and Compton Bishop have been campaigning to make it safer for several years.

The Somerset Road Safety Partnership (SRSP) announced that more than 720 injuries were recorded on the road in the last five years and believes local drivers are to blame.

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