HC Deb 02 July 1998 vol 315 cc230-1W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many (a) HGV occupants, (b) LGV occupants, (c) car occupants, (d) motorcyclists and (e) pedal cyclists were killed, seriously injured and slightly injured in impacts where the first point of impact of their vehicle was (i) the front, (ii) the rear, (iii) the nearside, (iv) the offside and (v) unknown for the latest year for which data are available. [48155]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The information requested is shown in the table.

Casualties by road user type and severity by first point of impact: GB: 1997
Severity of casualty
First point of impact Fatal Serious Slight All casualties
HGV occupant
Front 32 329 1,528 1,889
Back 2 39 332 373
Offside 6 65 408 479
Nearside 4 65 359 428
Unknown 0 2 11 13
Total1 45 528 2,728 3,301
LGV occupant
Front 40 578 3,382 4,000
Back 2 75 1,512 1,589
Offside 13 96 842 951
Nearside 8 78 626 712
Unknown 0 3 55 58
Total1 64 864 6,544 7,742
Car occupant
Front 1,057 14,078 93,771 108,906
Back 72 1,857 51,455 53,384
Offside 360 2,831 22,976 26,167
Nearside 278 2,126 16,735 19,139
Unknown 6 198 1,177 1,381
Total1 1,795 21,394 188,203 211,392
Motorcyclists2
Front 383 3,912 10,456 14,751
Back 12 169 1,169 1,350
Offside 50 761 2,300 3,111
Nearside 49 810 2,771 3,630
Unknown 6 83 385 474
Total1 509 5,934 17,977 24,420
Pedal cyclists
Front 53 1,823 11,790 13,666
Back 51 406 2,597 3,054
Offside 48 589 3,178 3,815
Nearside 22 362 2,348 2,732
Unknown 6 79 405 490
Total1 183 3,405 20,997 24,585
1Total includes casualties in vehicles which did not impact
2Includes riders and passengers of all two-wheeled motor vehicles

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