§ 88. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many persons were killed or injured in accidents involving freight trains on British Railways during 1958 or the latest year for which statistics are available; and whether he will give similar figures for accidents involving freight vehicles on British roads, and an estimate of the total quantity of goods carried there during the period.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe latest available figures of train casualties are for the year 1957 when 112 were killed and 962 injured. There is no distinction between those in accidents involving freight trains and other casualties on the railways. It is estimated that in 1957 about 1,650 persons were killed and 59,100 injured in road accidents involving goods vehicles. It is not known what quantities of goods were carried on the roads.