§ Mr. David YoungTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases in each of the last five years there have been where drivers involved in reported accidents have failed to stop. [31162]
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is shown in the following table. Figures for 1995 should be available in July.
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Injury road accidents in Great Britain in which one or more vehicles failed to stop after a collision: 1990–94 Year Total reported injury road accidents Injury road accidents in which one or more vehicles failed to stop (b) as a percentage of (a) 1990 258,441 19,354 7.5 1991 235,798 18,360 7.8 1992 233,025 18,114 7.8
Injury road accidents in Great Britain in which one or more vehicles failed to stop after a collision: 1990–94 Year Total reported injury road accidents Injury road accidents in which one or more vehicles failed to stop (b) as a percentage of (a) 1993 228,865 17,358 7.6 1994 234,101 17,980 7.7 1. Police reports of injury accidents may include vehicles not physically involved in the collision if they are deemed to have contributed to the accident. These vehicles are not included in this analysis, as their drivers may have been unaware of the accident.