§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many deaths and injuries due to road accidents there have been in Northern Ireland since 1969.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe figures are 5,421 and 171,998 respectively to the end of 1989. The detail was as follows:
Year Killed Injured 1969 257 7,124 1970 272 7,902 1971 304 7,658 1972 372 8,025 1973 335 7,662 1974 316 7,188 1975 313 7,340 1976 300 7,319 1977 355 7,849 1978 288 8,080 1979 293 7,628 1980 229 7,035 1981 223 7,557 1982 216 7,923 1983 173 7,540 1984 189 8,561 1985 177 8,460 1986 236 9,206 1987 214 9,722 1988 178 10,789 1989 181 11,430 Total 5,421 171,998