§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, for each of the last five years, the number of people killed and seriously injured in the United Kingdom on railways and on roads, respectively, and for this year up to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. MarplesFollowing are the latest available figures. They relate to Great Britain.
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KILLED Casualties in:— 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963* Train accidents Passengers … 1 6 9 20 2 Others … 15 24 33 13 25 Other accidents through movement of railway vehicles Passengers … 34 37 37 35 32 Others … 157 139 152 120 109 Other accidents on railway premises Passengers … — 1 4 2 5 Others … 24 19 27 14 12 Total railway accidents† Passengers … 35 44 50 57 39 Others … 196 182 212 147 146 Road accidents … 6,520 6,970 6,908 6,709 (6,156)
SERIOUSLY INJURED Casualties in:— 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963* Train accidents Passengers … 17 22 51 35 6 Others … 20 49 60 36 38 Other accidents through movement of railway vehicles Passengers … 69 74 69 73 71 Others … 449 474 510 448 429 Other accidents on railway premises Passengers … 85 77 87 76 44 Others … 908 859 840 726 764 Total railway accidents† Passengers … 171 173 207 184 121 Others … 1,377 1,382 1,410 1,210 1,231 Road accidents … 80,672 84,443 84,936 83,915 (79,680) * Figures for railway casualties in 1963 are preliminary only, those for road casualties are for the period January to November. † Figures for railway casualties do not include trespassers and suicides.