§ Mr. Roger EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many schoolchildren have been(a) injured and (b) killed while travelling to school on a school coach or minibus in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. KeyIt is not possible to identify school coaches or minibuses in the road injury accident data collection system. However, it is possible to identify school pupil casualties in coaches and minibuses during journeys to and from school. Estimates of the information requested are shown in the following table.
School pupil1 casualties: killed or injured in a journey to or from school: Great Britain 1988–92
Casualties Minibus/motor caravan Bus or coach 1988 Fatal 3 0 Serious 6 23 Slight 92 411 Total 101 434 1989 Fatal 0 1 Serious 5 46 Slight 74 503 Total 79 550 1990 Fatal 0 0 Serious 9 37 Slight 85 545 Total 94 582 1991 Fatal 1 0 Serious 4 26 Slight 95 403 Total 100 429 1992 Fatal 0 1 Serious 3 23 Slight 105 498 Total 108 522 Note: Children are aged as 0 to 15 years of age, and most school pupils within this category will be aged 4 to 15 years of age.