§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accidents involving Metropolitan police vehicles there were during the last three years; and how many fatalities and injuries there were as a result.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is as follows:
Year 1990 1991 1992 Total incidents 5,621 5,958 6,263 (i) 1,638 1,954 1,962 (ii) 2,409 2,399 2,268 (iii) 1,178 1,331 1,097 (iv) 393 274 936 Number of fatalities 7 3 8 Number of injuries 1,171 1,222 1,307 Notes:
(i) Police driver assessed as blameworthy.
(ii) Police driver assessed as not blameworthy.
(iii) Assessed as "For Record Only"—eg: The police driver was not in the vehicle at the time of the incident.
(iv) Liability not yet determined or incidents not followed up.