HC Deb 05 February 1997 vol 289 cc646-7W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for each stretch of the motorway network in each of the last two years, how many(a) fatalities and (b) injuries have been reported; how many accidents have been reported; and if he will collate centrally data on the causes of road accidents. [14134]

Mr. Bowis

The following numbers of personal injury road accidents and resulting casualties were recorded on motorways in Great Britain during 1994 and 1995. These are the most recent two years for which statistics are available. The police do not currently collate accident causation data for the Department, but a review this year will decide whether such information should be collected in the future.

1994 1995
Accidents Fatalities Injuries Accidents Fatalities Injuries
Great Britain
Motorways 6,801 151 10,974 6,940 167 11,009
A(M) roads 424 6 619 452 13 662
Total (including A(M) roads) 7,225 157 11,593 7,392 180 11,671

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