HC Deb 24 April 1989 vol 151 c440W
24. Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the trends in deaths caused by road traffic accidents.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Downwards. Deaths in road accidents reached a post-war peak of 7,985 in 1966. They have fallen steadily since then, to 6,614 in 1977 and to 5,125 in 1987. The estimated number of road deaths in 1988 was 5,041.