EMERGENCY services delivered a powerful and emotive talk on road safety at a school in Poole.

The Safe Drive Stay Alive presentation was given to sixth form students at Poole High School.

The hour-long session was part of the school's annual road safety day.

The talk included a film telling the story of four young people in a car which is involved in an accident, with speakers from Dorset Police, South Western Ambulance Service and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service giving first hand accounts of their experiences.

Mother Angie Platt, whose son Jamie Ottaway died in a road accident while riding his motorcycle in 2013, also spoke to students about her son's fatal accident.

The nature of the presentation left a number of students in an emotional state, but pupils said they learnt valuable lessons from the session.

Lisa Chevallereau, head girl at Poole High School, said: "It showed us the responsibility on the road and how we have to manage our risks. It is all up to us and we have to control ourselves - you see the reality of what can happen."

Alex McEwan, a sixth form student, said: "The thing that hit hardest for me was how just going three miles over the speed limit can make such a big difference."

Barnaby Jordan, who is also a sixth form student, added: "It was heavy, but really worth it. All these people are so brave and I'm glad they came in."

The presentation will be delivered to 25 schools this year, targeting around 5,000 year 11, 12 and 13 students.

Phil Villain, of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service's road safety team, said: "It's hard hitting, but we don't apologise for that because the message has to go across to young people.

"We want to send a positive message as we are trying to change their behaviour, to understand the moment they start driving they will take on that extra responsibility.

"It's life changing when people get that independence, but if they are not careful it can be a negative."

The four main points of the talk are speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, the use of mobile phones and wearing seat belts.

Mr Villain said there have been less fatal accidents compared to last year, however added there are still far too many people dying on Dorset's roads.

The presentation targets the students as the 17 to 25 year old age group represents a high proportion of road accident victims.

"The partnerships with the schools lets us use their facilities to allow us to do this.

"Poole High School has a very modern approach and this is just a part of their road safety day. It's the only school which dedicates a whole day of events and credit has to go to organiser Jill Buller," added Mr Villain.

After the presentation, students took part in a variety of activities on all aspects of road safety including how speed cameras operate and talks with representatives from Kwik Fit on tyre maintenance and Travis Perkins on blind spots.

The students also got to experience how alcohol affects their ability to drive by wearing special goggles and operating a go-kart around an obstacle course.