Service remembers victims of country’s road carnage

a SPECIAL remembrance service was held yesterday for the tens of thousands of people were killed or injured on the roads of the UK.

Now in its 17th year, the Oakleaf Service was held at Leeds Parish Church and conducted by Tony Bundock, Rector of Leeds.

The charity Support and Care after Road Death and Injury (SCARD) believes that the lives of those killed and injured in the carnage on roads should get more notice.

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Working together with their sister charity Campaign against Drinking and Driving (CADD), it began the annual Oakleaf Remembrance Service.

Mr Bundock said: “This annual service at Leeds is always a very moving event providing comfort and support for those bereaved or injured as a result of a road incident and highlights the importance of care for those whose lives have been blighted in such tragic circumstances, as well as the wider issues of careful driving and road safety in general.”

SCARD’s founder Carole Whittingham of Brighouse, has been supporting the victims of road deaths and injuries since 1993.

This support network was set up following the death of her son Steven in 1992 who was killed by a drunk and drugged car thief.

SCARD is a national charity with offices in Brighouse and Mirfield.