HC Deb 09 June 1995 vol 261 cc329-30W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children were(a) killed and (b) injured in road traffic accidents in each of the last 10 years; and how many were so killed or injured while travelling to school. [27864]

Mr. Norris

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Children (aged 0–16) killed and injured in road accidents in Great Britain: 1984–93
Total casualties Of which travelling to or from school
Accident Year Killed Injured Killed Injured
1984 710 64,000 68 11,433
1985 605 58,965 74 10,467
1986 552 56,201 81 10,249
1987 552 54,308 69 9,392
1988 545 54,655 57 8,948
1989 531 56,769 49 9,139
1990 511 56,776 44 9,121
1991 452 50,491 44 8,020
1992 378 49,880 42 8,235
1993 345 47,513 27 7,830

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