HC Deb 04 April 1985 vol 76 c735W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents on motorways in 1984 were caused by obstacles lost or discarded on the carriageways.

Mrs. Chalker

Causes of accidents are not identified on road accident reports. However, in 1984 it is provisionally estimated that 23 motorway accidents involved a dislodged vehicle load and 184 motorway accidents involved some other object in the carriageway.