Air ambulance urges drivers to take extra care as call outs spike
In 2025, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex saw a 22% increase in activity during the Easter bank holiday.
Last updated 6th Apr 2026
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air ambulance is urging drivers to take extra care ahead of a seasonal spike in call outs.
It's after calls to help people hurt in crashes jumped by 24% this time last year, with good weather among factors encouraging more drivers onto the road.
Richard de Coverley, Head of Operational Delivery at KSS said: “We expect to see an increase in the number of vulnerable road users, including motorcyclists, cyclists, horse riders, and pedestrians."
"We all need to exercise extra caution around these groups.”
Meanwhile, Duncan Bootland, the air ambulance's Medical Director, added that speed is a huge factor in incidents they attend on the roads.
"The higher the speed the the greater the potential for serious injury," he explained.
"So adhering to the speed limits is a fundamentally important thing, but so are other aspects such as wearing a seatbelt and for a motorcyclist, making sure they're wearing protective gear and the right helmet."
"We see a number of incidents at night and so taking extra care when it is dark, and absolutely drinking alcohol and then getting on a motorcycle or getting in a car is something nobody should ever do."
The charity is sharing the message as part of it's mission to end preventable loss of life.