HC Deb 03 February 1993 vol 218 c219W
Mr. Adley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities and serious injuries occurred per passenger mile, for each of the last five years for which figures are available for(a) the roads and (b) the railways.

Mr.Freeman

The figures requested are given in the table:

Fatel and serious injuries per billion passenger miles
Road Rail
Year Fatal Serious injuries Fatal Serious injuries
1991 10.9 124 2.3 3.9
1990 12.6 145 1.4 4.8
1989 13.0 153 1.3 5.5
1988 13.2 166 2.7 6.9
1987 14.0 177 1.6 3.9