Mum's heartbreak over son's road death 14 years on

Angela Mooring lost her son 14 years ago and said trauma of his death "doesn't get any easier"

The families and friends of people who have died on roads around East Yorkshire say the trauma of losing a loved one "lasts forever".

A service was held earlier at St Mary's Church in Lowgate, Hull, as part of an international day of remembrance for road traffic victims.

Angela Mooring, who lost her son Danny in a crash 14 years ago, said it was a moving service and added "although it's really hard, it doesn't really get easier".

The event marked the beginning of road safety week, a national campaign run by the road safety charity Brake.

Danny died 14 years ago in a crash in Hull

Ms Mooring said: "It's a good thing to come to. It's a while ago now, but it makes us think more about Danny, and how important he was to us, how tragic it was, what happened to him."

Danny's sister, Fiona Eshelby, was also at the service.

"Some years I can't come," she said. "I couldn't come last year, even thought it's been 14 years, it's still very emotional."

Ms Eshelby said hearing her brother's name read out at the service to remember those who had died had brought comfort.

"Everybody here is sharing similar grief and trauma," she said.

"We talk about Danny as a family, and his friends still talk about him.

"It's trauma. And it's really difficult."

Fiona Eshelby described how she found it difficult to go to the service

According to government data, there was an increase in the number people killed or seriously injured on the region's roads in 2024.

In North Lincolnshire, there was an increase in casualties from 92 in 2023 to 112 in 2024 - an increase of 21.7%. In North East Lincolnshire, road casualties also rose from 93 to 103 in the same period, or 10.8%.

In Yorkshire and the Humber 3,114 people were killed or seriously injured, which was less than the 3,377 road casualties recorded in 2023.

Across the UK, 1,671 people died and 28,804 people were injured on the roads in 2024.

On Sunday, the charity Brake called on the government to make intelligent speed assistance, automated emergency braking, and lane-keeping assistance mandatory in all new vehicles in the UK.

If approved, the proposal would bring the UK in line with Europe and regulations adopted in Northern Ireland.

A spokesperson for the Department For Transport said: "We know how important modern safety technology can be in helping prevent collisions and save lives.

"We have assessed the evidence and are now looking into whether these features can be applied to vehicles across Great Britain."

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