A devastating impact on the families involved : The lives loss in Dorset crashes in 2020 IN A year that was different for so many reasons, the sad reality is many lives were still lost following crashes in Dorset. Twenty-five people died after collisions involving vehicles across the county throughout 2020. A force spokesperson said their current records showed that 16 lives were lost in road traffic collisions in 2020. This figure does not include crashes on private roads/land and car parks, those due to a medical episode or incidents that are yet to be “validated”, with investigations still ongoing. These factors make up the remaining nine deaths.