§ Mr. PlaskittTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proportion of road deaths and injuries involve one or more vehicles driven by someone at work. [48747]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe information requested is not available. The Department does not collect data on whether drivers involved in injury accidents are at work. The information given is the number and percentage of 541W injuries in accidents involving buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The majority of these drivers could be presumed to be 'at work'.
Casualties in accidents1 involving either a bus, coach or an HGV GB 1995–97 1995 1996 1997 Casualties Fatal 758 724 655 Injured2 31,638 31,732 32,924 Per cent. Fatal 21 20 18 Injured 10 10 10 1Involving at least one bus, coach or HGV 2Seriously and slightly injured