§ Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Transport whether he can state the number of motor accidents, and the number of persons thereby killed and injured, respectively, on the stretch of main Oxford road traversing the parish of Wheatley, in each of the last three years; whether any remedial action is to be taken; and, if so, of what nature?
§ Mr. BurginThe particulars asked for are as follow:
— 1936. 1937. 1938. Number of accidents 20 16 36 Number of fatal accidents. 2 1 2 Number of persons injured. 8 16 14 Plans for the construction of a new road to supersede the existing road at this point are under consideration. The new road will have dual carriageways, cycle tracks and footpaths and will be two miles in length and 120 feet in width.