§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) deaths and (b) injuries resulting from road accidents have been recorded in each year for the last 15 years; and how many of those affected were under the age of 15 years. [1804]
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is shown in the table.
Road accident casualties in Great Britain: 1979–1994 All ages Killed of which Injured Killed Injured 1979 6,352 328,161 591 46,832 1980 6,010 322,590 466 45,462 1981 5,846 318,994 504 43,889 1982 5,934 328,362 481 44,117 1983 5,445 303,139 536 44,835 1984 5,599 318,715 521 46,666 1985 5,165 312,359 457 43,187 1986 5,382 316,069 405 41,024 1987 5,125 306,348 416 39,597 1988 5,052 317,253 409 40,641 1989 5,373 336,219 387 42,654 1990 5,217 335,924 368 43,485 1991 4,568 306,701 331 40,051 1992 4,229 306,444 268 40,123 1993 3,814 302,206 270 38,615 1994 3,650 311,539 265 40,761 1. Casualties reported to the Department of Transport by the Police.