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Who we help

Brake’s National Road Victim Service supports people living in the UK who have been bereaved or who have suffered a serious injury in a road crash either in the UK or abroad

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Brake's National Road Victim Service is for people who are currently resident anywhere in the UK. We can help if the crash happened in the UK or abroad. We can help if the crash happened recently or a long time ago.

Our case workers support family members, and partners of people who have died, and close friends too.

Our service is also available to anyone who supports someone bereaved or injured in a road crash.

Our case workers support carers, police family liaison officers, emergency service workers, counsellors, GPs, faith workers and teachers. We assist you to provide the best possible help to road crash victims, and also support you if you were involved in the immediate aftermath of a fatal or serious crash and feel traumatised as a result.

Our service is not available to people who caused or witnessed a fatal or serious injury crash, unless the casualties were family or close friends.

Our case workers support people aged 16 and above, and also receive training in child bereavement. We support families with children by providing information and by liaising with specialist child bereavement support services.

Get help if a crash happened abroad

Brake's National Road Victim Service works with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to support people in the UK after a road death abroad

Brake's National Road Victim Service

Get help

If someone you love has been killed or seriously injured in a road crash, Brake is here to help

Fill out this simple form, call 0808 8000 401 or email help@brake.org.uk

Open Monday to Friday 10am–4pm

Brake's National Road Victim Service: who we help

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  • Bereaved road crash victims aged 18 and over
  • Seriously injured road crash victims aged 18 and over
  • Family, friends and professionals supporting bereaved and seriously injured road crash victims of any age.
  • Bereaved and seriously injured road crash victims below the age of 18 (support is provided via adult carers and professionals using the service).
  • People who caused or witnessed a fatal or serious injury crash in which the victims were unknown to them.