HC Deb 07 April 1987 vol 114 c125W
Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the numbers of people killed in motor car accidents in each of the last five years; and if he will divide these figures according to whether the person killed was (a) a driver, (b) a passenger or (c) a pedestrian.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Information for the years 1975 to 1985 is given in table 5 of "Road Accidents Great Britain (the Casualty Report) 1985." A copy is in the Library. Results for 1986 will not he available before May 1987.

Fatalities in car accidents
Car drivers Car passengers Pedestrians
1985 1,253 808 1,258
1984 1,237 942 1,310
1983 1,198 821 1,362
1982 1,472 971 1,217
1981 1,346 941 1,265
1980 1,339 939 1,272
1979 1,479 950 1,374
1978 1,525 1,044 1,600
1977 1,429 1,012 1,492
1976 1,441 1,079 1,561
1975 1,417 1,027 1,550