HC Deb 20 December 1906 vol 167 cc1686-8
MR. BAKER (Finsbury, E.)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now supplement the information given by him relative to the number of accidents caused by motor omnibuses in the Metropolitan area in July, August, and September, by giving similar information for the months of June October, and November respectively.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) I append a complete statement of the street accidents known to the Metropolitan Police to have happened in each of the three months mentioned in the Question.

June, 1906.
Horse drawn Omnibuses. Other horse drawn vehicles (excluding tramcars). Tramcars. Motor Cars (including Motor Cycles). Motor Omnibuses. Total. Remarks.
Horse drawn. Mechanically propelled.
Number of accidents caused by 280 2,006 80 331 559 390 3,646
Number of accidents shown above in which personal injury resulted, caused by 47 617 26 109 178 80 1,057
Number of cases in which the injuries proved fatal, when caused by 1 21 — 2 4 3 31
October, 1906.
Horse drawn Omnibuses. Other horse drawn vehicles (excluding tramcars). Tramcars. Motor Cars (including Motor Cycles). Motor Omnibuses. Total. Remarks.
Horse drawn. Mechanically propelled.
Number of accidents caused by 215 1,757 62 373 373 512 3,292
Number of accidents shown above in which personal injury resulted, caused by 44 571 23 138 123 118 1,017
Number of cases in which the injuries proved fatal, when caused by 1 4 — 1 2 3 11
November, 1906.
Horse drawn Omnibuses. Other horse drawn vehicles (excluding tramcars). Tramcars. Motor Cars (including Motor Cycles). Motor Omnibuses. Total. Remarks.
Horse drawn. Mechanically propelled.
Number of accidents caused by 158 1,496 72 336 324 434 2,820
Number of accidents shown above in which personal injury resulted, caused by 43 497 15 118 88 81 842
Number of cases in which the injuries proved fatal, when caused by — 17 — 1 3 2 23
NOTE—Any one accident can only be shown under the head of one of the classes of vehicles