Collision film for young drivers

The film is a dramatic reconstruction of a collision

A hard hitting film about a traffic collision aimed to deter young drivers from speeding has been launched in a borough in east London.

The film, Safe Drive, Stay Alive, will be screened at the Queens Theatre in Hornchurch.

It shows a collision involving young drivers and the aftermath of the accident and its impact on families.

In 2005, two people were killed and 300 others were injured in accidents involving young drivers in Havering.

'Catch them'

The film, which cost £10,000 to make, will be seen by 16-year-olds in the area and may be shown in other boroughs.

Jenny Jones, the Mayor of London's Road Safety Ambassador, said: "Safe Drive, Stay Alive aims to bring home to young people the dangers they face in their first few years of driving."

Superintendent Steve Wisbey, from the Havering Borough Operational Command Unit, said: "This will be a hard hitting and memorable piece of education for the young people of Havering borough, ideally set to catch them, just as they start out on their driving careers, or when socialising."

The project is a partnership between the Metropolitan Police, London Borough of Havering, Transport for London (TfL) and the emergency services.