In 2020, there were more children and young people who were slightly injured as pedestrians in road accidents than those aged 60 and over in Great Britain. However, at ** deaths for the same year, there were significantly fewer child pedestrian fatalities: there were comparatively *** and *** deaths reported among the 16-to-59 and over-60s age groups, respectively.
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