Young driver death stats released

Experts have spent five years studying figures on road collisions across the country and they found that teenagers are most at risk of being killed or injured.

It's sparked calls for tighter restrictions on young drivers when they first take to the road. Jon Hill has more:

A study by the RAC Foundation has revealed the number of deaths and injuries on the regions roads caused by young drivers.

North Yorkshire has the highest rate - fourteen percent while West Yorkshire has the lowest at just over ten per cent.

Philip Gomm from the RAC Foundation which carried out the survey says current limits on drivers do not fully eliminate risks:

Around 13% of all deaths and injuries on our region's roads, involve a driver aged 17 to 19, according to a study for the RAC. North Yorkshire has the highest rate at 14%, while West Yorkshire has the lowest at just over 10%.