over 30 people a week are killed already thousands of lives every year down from over 3,500 Annual road fatalities | gov.uk down from over 3,500 1713 people were killed in traffic accidents in the UK 1,700 UK citizens died car / vehicle accidents vehicles kill roughly 1,700 people every year in the UK down from over 3,500 thousands of lives every year Annual road fatalities | gov.uk thousands of lives every year 1,700 UK citizens died vehicles kill roughly 1,700 people every year in the UK