With over 300 people killed or seriously injured on the roads of Mid and West wales, road safety needs to be a top priority for Dyfed-Powys Police, Welsh Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Richard Church has said.

Powys alone has the worst record for deaths and serious injuries for any council area in Wales, with 138 deaths and serious injuries in 2014, and per head of population.

Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams AM said: “As the Assembly Member for Brecon and Radnorshire, many communities come to me about the issue of roads and safety. To be perfectly honest, our current Police Commissioner quite often has done nothing to help these communities with their problems.”

Mr Church said: “It’s time for a Police Commissioner who will take the lead and co-ordinate an action plan with the Police, local authorities and the Welsh Government to tackle the appalling tragedy by lives lost and ruined by accidents on roads across mid and west Wales.

"The current Conservative PCC doesn’t even list road safety as one of his key priorities. We are miles behind other parts of the UK in using imaginative ideas and modern technology to remind drivers of their speed on dangerous sections of our roads and to catch the really dangerous drivers who put people’s lives at risk.

"I want to see more warning signs about danger spots, the promotion of dashboard cameras to catch offenders, and more involvement of local people through community speedwatch schemes to make roads in our towns and villages safer.”