Immigrants from Eastern Europe are responsible for nearly 15 per cent of fatal crashes on rural roads, Daily Mail reported, citing official data.

The figures have been released by North Yorkshire Council, after officers became increasingly concerned with anecdotal evidence suggesting immigrants were putting lives at risk.

Councillors have warned that the situation is only likely to get worse as the region's economy becomes more reliant on migrant labour.

"The majority of Eastern Europeans involved are 16 to 24-year-olds, who tend to be production workers and speak little English. These are people who need cars to get from A to B on our rural road network, where there are not many buses," John Fort, executive member for community safety, told the Daily Mail.

According to John Fort the Eastern European drivers tend to pile a lot of people into one car, drive too fast, go round roundabouts the wrong way and often indulge in drink-driving.

"As a group, there is a distinct lack of common sense and we as a county council have decided that we will make a real effort to get to the bottom of the problem," he added.

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