Scot Lib Dems comment on road death figures 

Responding to provisional figures from Transport Scotland showing that in 2024, 160 people lost their lives on Scotland’s roads, an increase on the 147 deaths in 2023, with Scotland set to miss targets for a 50% reduction in deaths and serious injuries by 2030, Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire MP Angus MacDonald said:

“160 lives lost on Scotland’s roads is 160 lives too many.

“I don’t want to see any more families left without loved ones because the Scottish Government continues to drag its heels when it comes to tackling dangerous trunk roads.

“It’s almost two decades since the SNP came to power pledging action to improve trunk roads in the North and North East, yet next to nothing has happened.

“Communities across Scotland deserve better than missed targets and deadlines. As a matter of public safety, our roads urgently need to be upgraded.”

Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Inverness & Nairn, Neil Alexander said:

“As a long-time campaigner for upgrading the A9, A96 and A82, I believe that getting these vital road upgrades would have a real impact on road safety.

“I was too young to vote when the SNP first made these promises. If I am elected to the Scottish Parliament next year I will keep the pressure on ministers to deliver.”