An event has taken place at Bury Training and Safety Centre on Wednesday in a bid to help make Greater Manchester’s roads safer.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service joined together with Greater Manchester Police and Transport for Greater Manchester to support Project Edward and The Road Peace Challenge.

Project Edward stands for Every Day Without A Road Death, and the Road Peace Challenge is the national charity for road crash victims.

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The Active Travel Commissioner for Greater Manchester, Dame Sarah Storey, was present at the event and said road safety is “a top priority" and called for drivers to be conscious of pedestrians and cyclists when on the road.

Deputy chief fire officer Ben Norman was also present with station manager Russell Maden and road safety development officer Ros Hopkins.

Mr Norman spoke about the importance of partnership when it comes to improving road safety across Greater Manchester.

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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have recently introduced VR headsets which offer an insight into the dangers of unsafe driving.

They were launched at Farnworth fire station on Sunday, May 14 and they have access to a variety of themed topics on safety and provide an immersive experience for learning and experiencing the dangers of certain behaviours.

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Guests were invited to experience the VR headsets at the event in Bury, which showed experiences from a variety of perspectives for road safety, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

Station manager Russell Maden added: "The ultimate drive is to reduce road deaths and road injuries in Greater Manchester."

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