HC Deb 22 March 1927 vol 204 cc220-1W
Captain CAZALET

asked the Minister of Transport the number of accidents at level crossings across railways for the last five years, if possible, with the number and nature of casualties in each accident?

NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS involving personal injury at Railway Level Crossings during the years, 1922 to 1926, together with the total number of Casualties resulting therefrom.
Year. Public Road Crossings. Private and Footpath Crossings. Total.
Number of Accidents. Killed. Injured. Number of Accidents. Killed. Injured, Number of Accidents. Killed. Injured.
1922 … 30 21* 15 40 31 10 70 52* 25
1923 … 41 19 22 31 23 8 72 42 30
1924 … 31 15 26 29 24 10 60 39 36
1925 … 33 23† 24† 41 32 11 74 55† 35†
1926 … 29 24‡ 31‡ 41 35 9 70 59‡ 40‡
* Including 6 persons killed at a crossing on the Swansea Harbour Trustees' line.
† Including 9 persons killed and 6 injured in accident at Fenny Stratford.
† Including 9 persons killed and 6 injured in accident at Naworth.