§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the estimated proportion of all accidental deaths in the United Kingdom which result from accidents involving motor vehicles.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAccording to the definition of road accident death used by this Department, that is death 305W occurring within 30 days of the road accident, 38 per cent. of all accidental deaths were due to road traffic accidents in 1984.
However, if the definition employed by the Registrars General is used, that is death occurring within one year of the road accident, road deaths made up 40 per cent. of all accidental deaths in 1984.