§ 65. Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport how many people have been killed in air, rail and road accidents, respectively, during 1947, 1948, and the first nine months of 1949.
§ Mr. CallaghanI will circulate the figures in HANSARD. Those relating to air accidents have been given to me by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Civil Aviation.
Following are the figures:
The numbers of persons killed in air, rail and road accidents in 1947, 1948 and the first nine months of 1949 are as follow:
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Air Rail Road British Aircraft Foreign Aircraft A B C D 1947 … … … 81 12 121 4,881 1948 … … … 107 93 74 4,513 1949— 1st January to 30th September … … … 91 — 9 3,383 Notes: 1. The air accidents to which the figures in columns A and B relate are those notifiable under the Air Navigation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations, 1922. 2. The figures in column A include fatalities resulting from accidents to United Kingdom registered aircraft which occurred outside the United Kingdom. 3. The figures in column A exclude fatalities resulting from accidents to R.A.F., Naval or Ministry of Supply military prototype aircraft. 4. The figures for 1949 in column A include seven fatalities resulting from accident to aircraft engaged on the Berlin airlift. 5. The figures in column C relate to train accidents, i.e. accidents occurring to trains on the permanent way.