§ MR. CHANNING (Northamptonshire, E.)To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is now able to state what has been the number of accidents to or caused by motor omnibuses in the Metropolitan area; and what has been the number of accidents caused by other motor vehicles since the last figures given to the House.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) I am not clear to what figures my hon.
| May. | June. | |
| Accidents caused by motor cars (including motor cycles) | 556 | 559 |
| Number of these accidents which caused personal injury | 169 | 178 |
| Number of these accidents which proved fatal | 4 | 4 |
| Accidents caused by motor omnibuses | 400 | 390 |
| Number of these accidents which caused personal injury | 62 | 80 |
| Number of these accidents which proved fatal | 2 | 3 |
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) The following Table gives the particulars desired for the years 1851 to 1900, inclusive:—
§ friend refers in the last sentence of his Question. The subjoined Table gives particulars of motor omnibus accidents in the Metropolitan Police district for the months of May and June, the last two periods for which the figures have been collected. I have arranged for the monthy and yearly collection and tabulation of these particulars in the future, so that statistics will always be readily available.