One person was killed and 18 seriously hurt on Leicestershire's roads during the first few weeks of lockdown.
The figures, released today, cover the four weeks after the Government brought in strict restrictions on journeys on March 23 to try to stem the spread of coronavirus.
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership said traffic levels had fallen by more than half under lockdown, but that that fall had not been matched by an equivalent decline in serious casualties and deaths.
Safety partnership spokesman Jonathan Clarkson said: “In recent weeks we have seen our traffic levels dropping by an average of over 60 per cent. Despite this, we have still tragically seen 19 people killed or seriously injured on our roads between March 23 and April 23.
“At normal traffic levels, the five-year average for this same calendar month is 26.
“Police colleagues were surprised at the number of people who were still killed or seriously injured despite the fact that there was such a reduced volume of traffic on the roads.”
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