Motor Vehicle Accidents (Hansard, 28 January 1999)

HC Deb 28 January 1999 vol 324 cc342-3W 342W

§ Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many motor vehicle accidents occurred in the last year for which figures are available on(a) motorways, (b) other trunk roads and (c) other roads; and if he will make a statement. [67735]
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§ Ms Glenda Jackson
The information requested is shown in the table.

Number of injury road accidents in GB involving one or more motor vehicle¹

1997

Motorways 8,676

Trunk A roads² 20,255

Other A roads² 90,260

All A roads 110,515

Others 119,462

¹Accidents involving only non-motorised vehicles are not included. There were an additional 1,393 in 1997 which involved only non-motorised vehicles

²Trunk A Road data for 1997 is provisional

Number of injury road accidents in GB involving one or more motor vehicle¹
	1997
Motorways	8,676
Trunk A roads²	20,255
Other A roads²	90,260
All A roads	110,515
Others	119,462
¹Accidents involving only non-motorised vehicles are not included. There were an additional 1,393 in 1997 which involved only non-motorised vehicles
²Trunk A Road data for 1997 is provisional