HC Deb 24 April 1989 vol 151 cc451-2W
43. Mr. David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many deaths and serious injuries occurred on United Kingdom roads in 1987, and each of the previous five years.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The figures required, on how many deaths and serious injuries occurred on United Kingdom roads in 1987, and each of the previous five years, are shown in the table.

Road casualties in the United Kingdom: 1982–87
Killed Seriously injured All killed or seriously injured
1982 6,150 82,242 88,392
1983 5,618 72,923 78,541
1984 5,788 75,524 81,312
1985 5,342 72,128 77,470
1986 5,618 70,577 76,195
1987 5,339 66,178 71,517

Provisional figures for 1988 for Great Britain indicate that there were 5,050 deaths in road accidents, a fall of 2 per cent. compared with 1987.