Lincolnshire Police have warned of a rise in serious road traffic collisions.

Their warning follows the tragic death of 24-year-old Courtney Davies, who sadly died in a collision on the A15 north of Lincoln on Monday.

Lincolnshire Police say there is no good time to be involved in a serious road traffic collision.

During December they have been called to 7 serious collisions which have seen 5 people seriously injured and 2 people sadly die.

Their statement continued: "We want to send a message to all of our road users to concentrate on their driving, to slow down, to be considerate. While we can't comment on the cause of the latest collisions as they remain under investigation, we do know that every collision is the result of poor driving and poor judgement by someone."

The Fatal4, speeding, driving while impaired through drink or drugs, using a mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt are causation factors in many of the collisions we deal with.

All of these start with the decision of a driver to take a risk, to drive their car while they are over the limit, to pick up their phone, to accelerate faster than is safe.

Chief Inspector Pat Coates, Specialist Operations, Lincolnshire Police, said: "I can't imagine how the families and friends of people who have died or been seriously injured in collisions cope or feel.

"It's never a good time to be involved in a collision but especially when life is different and difficult enough at the moment. My sympathies go to anyone who is grieving.

"I'm asking all of our drivers and riders to protect their loved ones by driving responsibly. We enforce all year but especially target drivers who do so under the influence at this time of year. In the last 3 days we've arrested 14 people for drink or drug driving, 7 charged to court, 7 investigations are on-going.

"My message is pay more attention to your driving, don't make rash decisions about overtaking, reduce your speed and don't get behind the wheel when your unfit to drive."

So far this year Lincolnshire has seen 48 people die in 45 collisions on its roads. Last year 56 people died in 50 collisions.