HC Deb 30 March 1995 vol 257 cc787-8W
Mr. Maginnis

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the fatal accidents which have occurred on(a) the M1 motorway, (b) the M2 motorway and (c) the M5 motorway in each year since 1988; if he will list the type, capacity and age of each vehicle involved; and what was the primary attributive cause of each accident. [16414]

Sir John Wheeler

The fatal accidents which have occurred on the M1, M2 and M5 motorways from 1 January 1988 are as follows:

M1 Motorway
Date of accident Distance from/direction from junction Casualties killed/serious injury/slight injury
25.05.88 100m S Stockman's Lane 1/0/0
10.07.88 150m S M12 on-slip 1/1/1
08.02.89 Junction Stockman's I/C 1/0/0
12.10.89 60m W Coalisland I/C 1/0/0
23.05.90 200m E Ivy Cottage Br 1/1/0
04.08.90 150m S Lurgan I/C 1/1/0
06.10.90 Junction Sprucefield I/C 1/1/0
01.12.90 80m N Sprucefield on-slip 1/0/0
02.05.91 300m S Donegall Road slip road 1/0/0
07.07.91 500m S Stockman's Lane 1/0/0
08.11.91 100m E Lurgan off-slip 2/1/1
11.11.91 800m N Sprucefield T/C 1/2/0
26.01.92 1500m N Lisburn T/C 1/0/0
08.06.92 800m S Moira I/C 1/0/0
16.09.93 300m W Tamnamore off-slip 1/1/0
05.03.94 Junction M12 link road 1/0/0
03.09.94 450m E Kesh Bridge 1/0/2
19.09.94 Junction Finaghy Road N 1/0/0
Total accidents 18
Total casualties 19/8/4

The principal causes of the above accidents were attributed as:

  • Driver alcohol or drugs (4)
  • Excessive speed having regard to the conditions (3)
  • Inattention or attention diverted (3)
  • Pedestrian alcohol or drugs (3)
  • Other driver factor (3)
  • Other pedestrian factor (2)

The types of vehicle involved in the above accidents were:

  • Car (18)
  • Motorcycle (1)
  • Goods vehicle 3.5 tonnes or less (1)
  • Goods vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes but less than 7.5 tonnes (1)
  • Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes or over (1)

M2 Motorway
Date of accident Distance from/direction from junction Casualties Killed/Serious injury/slight injury
02.05.89 Junction Greencastle off-slip 2/0/0
14.10.90 Junction Teesham off-slip 1/2/0
10.07.91 1600m N A57 I/C 1/0/0
02.11.91 100m S Longlands Br Road 2/1/1
25.03.92 500m N Duncrue Street 1/1/0
Total accidents 5
Total casualties 7/4/1

The principal causes of the above accidents were attributed as:

  • Driver alcohol or drugs (3)
  • Other driver factor (2)

The types of vehicle involved in the above accidents were:

  • Car (6)
  • Large PCV (1)
  • Motorcycle (1)
  • M5 Motorway—No fatal accidents during this period.

The capacity and age of the vehicles involved in accidents is not available.

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