HC Deb 13 July 1938 vol 338 c1344W
Mr. Gledhill

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will state the number of accidents in 1937 involving motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles, respectively, and the number of people injured and killed?

Mr. Burgin

The exact particulars for which my hon. Friend asks are not available, but during the year 1937 there were 5,067 fatal accidents, and 128,316 nonfatal accidents involving personal injury, in which mechanically-propelled vehicles were primarily concerned. Corresponding figures for horse-drawn vehicles were 69 and 2,275 respectively.

The number of persons killed or injured in these accidents were:

Killed. Injured.
Accidents in which mechanically - propelled vehicles were primarily concerned 5,254 158,805
Accidents in which horse-drawn vehicles were primarily concerned. 70 2,517