HC Deb 22 November 1965 vol 721 cc15-6W
Mr. Walter Harrison

asked the Minister of Transport, how many fatalities arising from road accidents there were in each year from 1961 to 1965, inclusive.

Mr. Tom Fraser

The figures are as follows:

Year Fatalities
1961 … … 6908
1962 … … 6709
1963 … … 6922
1964 … … 7820
Jan. to Sept. 1964 … … 5451
Jan. to Sept. 1965 … … 5700

Mr. Ross

The figures are given in the following tables:

Mr. Walter Harrison

asked the Minister of Transport, how many fatalities arising from road accidents on designated motorways there were in each year from 1961 to 1965, inclusive.

Mr. Tom Fraser

The information is not readily available for 1961. The figures for 1962 to 1965, with related mileage figures, are as follows:

Fatalities* Mileage*
1962 33 123 (April, 1962)
1963 48 200 (April, 1963)
1964 98 292 (April, 1964)
1965 (January to August) 71 345 (April, 1965)
* Includes figures for "A" roads built to motorway standards, except for 1962.