HC Deb 02 November 1976 vol 918 c531W
Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the number of accidents caused by motor vehicles jackknifing for each year for which figures are available from 1966 onwards and the annual number of fatalities involved.

Mr. Horam

I regret that the information is not available in the precise form requested. Also it is not possible to separately identify accidents caused by jackknifing from those in which jackknifing was a result of the accident.

NUMBER OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHERE JACKKNIFING OCCURRED*
Fatal accidents Number of vehicles all accidents
1966–68 Not available
1969 54 790
1970 45 737
1971 52 611
1972 34 523
1973 46 521
1974 44 506
1975 25 442
* Includes articulated goods vehicles, cars towing caravans and other vehicles towing trailers.

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