Agenda
Date: Thursday 11 June 2026
Venue: etc venues, 11 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HU
8.30am - Registration
9.00am - Conference begins
- Keynote presentations
- Best practice in road victim care
- Road victims’ perspectives: Hear from bereaved road victims as they talk about how the support they received after a crash helped their recovery
- Panel session: Supporting children and young people
- How experience shapes us: Road safety professionals talk about past events that have influenced their career
- The importance of debriefing
- Plus strategic updates, time to reflect, and much more!
4.30 pm Conference closes
After the Crash in 2025
Here's some information about what happened at the conference last year to whet your appetite...
On Thursday 19 June 2025, Brake, the road safety charity, hosted its third After the Crash conference to showcase excellence in post-crash care.
More than 200 people from the police, emergency services, legal sector and other organisations that support families bereaved or seriously injured from road crashes gathered to learn more about the specific needs of road victims and excellence in post-crash care.
Bereaved road victim Violet Atkinson spoke to Brake caseworker Sarah Harrison about her experience following the death of her son Steven
Host Ruth Purdie OBE, UKROEd, addresses the audience at the After the Crash Conference 2025
After the Crash 2026 is organised by Brake, the road safety charity. Brake runs the National Road Victim Service, which supports hundreds of families every year who have been bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes.