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Tuesday, 20 March, 2001, 01:18 GMT
Home hazards 'kill more than cars'
![]() Falls send 1.2 million a year to casualty
More people die in the home every week than in road accidents, according to a government report.
In the UK, 76 people are killed in domestic accidents each week.
Road accidents kill 66 people a week. The Department of Trade and Industry's annual Home Surveillance System report reveals
Consumer Affairs Minister Kim Howells said the figures were "worrying". He said: "People are suffering from unnecessary accidents in the home. Vulnerable groups "These are worrying figures which can reduced simply by changing behaviour. "The most vulnerable people are the elderly and the very young. "We have launched specific campaigns to target these groups to make sure that the home becomes a safer place." These public awareness campaigns include Keep Your Kids out of Hot Water and Avoiding Slips, Trips and Broken Hips. Sarah Colles, home safety advisor for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: "It is worrying to see that so many people are still being needlessly injured in the home each year." She said vulnerable groups such as young people and children needed to be targeted to reduce the number of accidents in the future. "Home safety is everyone's responsibility and we should work together in a bid to raise home safety awareness."
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