Around 5,000 military personnel will see the Safe Drive Stay Alive presentation next week at the garrison theatre in Tidworth.

The presentation, which corresponds with National Road Safety Week, combines personal testimony and dramatic video footage to make the audience aware of the tragedy and suffering caused by road traffic collisions.

Between November 23 and 27, soldiers from units based around Salisbury Plain will attend the shows.

Ian Hopkins, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue's (WFR) road safety development manager, said: “Young soldiers coming back to Britain after a tour of duty abroad are at serious risk of being involved in a road traffic collision.

“Just here in Wiltshire, we have seen far too many people from the military community being injured or killed on our roads.

“By taking the Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow to the garrison, we are able to make this high risk group more aware of the dangers they face."

Safe Drive Stay Alive is a Wiltshire and Swindon road safety initiative coordinated by WFR on behalf of a partnership with several Wiltshire organisations.

Partners include Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Council, Swindon Borough Council, Arval Ltd, SWIFT Medics, Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Severn Major Trauma Network.

Mr Hopkins added: “We will also have Wiltshire Police focusing on the issues of drink driving, which is particularly timely as the festive season is approaching.

“The Safe Drive presentations have been extremely well received when we have worked with the Army before, and hopefully our message will hit home.”

This year's Safe Drive programme for schools has already been seen by thousands of Year 11 students across both Wiltshire and Swindon, with the final shows of 2015 due to be held at Marlborough College on December 3 and in Chippenham on December 9-10.

A separate presentation has been arranged for soldiers at Battlesbury Barracks in Warminster in December.

Before each of the presentations, Wiltshire Police will give a 30 minute talk on the specific risks of drinking and driving.

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