MORE than 150 children were injured in road accidents across the city of Glasgow last year.

Figures show 25 youngsters were seriously injured and there was one fatality.

Eight people were killed and 1571 people were injured, 159 of them seriously in Glasgow.

There were no deaths recorded on the roads of East Dunbartonshire or East Renfrewshire in 2016, while in Lanarkshire 21 people lost their lives and 135 children were injured.

Transport Scotland statisticians released final figures for road casualties reported to the police in Scotland last year.

Across Scotland, 191 people lost their lives, 14 per cent more than in 2015.

The figures show the total number of casualties fell by one per cent between 2015 and 2016 from 10,973 to 10,901, the lowest number since records began.

As well as the increase in fatalities between 2015 and 2016, the number of people seriously injured also increased by six per cent to 1,697.

The figures also show that, in 2016, there were 1,000 child casualties in reported road accidents, including 151 in Glasgow City, an increase of 4 per cent since 2015.

This included twelve fatalities, 8 more than 2015, and 167 children who were seriously injured, up from 139 in 2015.

There were three more pedal cyclists killed than in 2015 and 12 less pedestrian fatalities.

There were also three more motorcyclists killed and thirty one more car user fatalities.

Last year saw a nineteen per cent increase in car users seriously injured and motorcyclist seriously injured increased by 4 per cent.

However, there was a 7 per cent reduction in pedestrians seriously injured, a 10 per cent decrease in pedal cyclists seriously injured and bus casualties seriously injured decreased from 49 to 42 between 2015 and 2016.

Humza Yousaf, Transport Minister, said: “It’s disappointing that there has been an increase in the number of fatalities and the number of people seriously injured on our roads in 2016.

“From last year, we can see that overall casualties fell by one per cent between 2015 and 2016 from 10,973 to 10,901, the lowest number since records began, and there are clear longer term downward trends we should acknowledge.

“There are 35% reductions in both fatal and serious injuries compared to the 2004-2008 baseline figures.

“We remain on track to deliver the objectives set out in Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020.”