HC Deb 24 October 1973 vol 861 cc503-4W
29. Sir G. Nabarro

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement about the fatal motor accident which occurred on the M5 at Strensham, Worcestershire on 1lth August 1973 when a car crossed the central reservation in the absence of crash barriers.

Mr. Peyton

An Austin 1300 GT crossed the central reservation and collided with a Ford Escort. Four people were killed and six seriously injured. Under a contract let last April central safety barriers were to be erected at this site during September and have now been installed.