§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport how many children have been involved in accidents on British Railways' electric railway lines during each of the past five years, respectively.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe number of children who were killed or received injuries from contact with the live rail158W or overhead wire on British Railways and London Transport electrified lines is shown in the table below:
Year Killed Live Rail Overhead Wire 1963 7 (—)* — 1964 5 (2)* — 1965 4 (—)* — 1966 4 (—)* 2 1967 4 (1)* 1
Year Injured Live Rail Overhead Wire 1963 12 (—)* 7 1964 7 (—)* 5 1965 12 (—)* 2 1966 8 (1)* 5 1967 7 (—)* 3 The provisional figures up to 31st October, 1968 were 6 (1)* killed and 3 (—)* injured on the Live Rail, 1 killed and 5 injured by the Overhead Wire. * Figures in brackets show numbers killed or injured on London Transport Live Rails; these are included in the totals given above.