HL Deb 25 June 1999 vol 602 c115WA
Viscount Simon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many fatal accidents there were on the roads within the Metropolitan Police district for each of the past five years; and what is the current average total cost of each fatal accident. [HL3150]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that the number of fatal accidents for each of the past five years is as shown below:

  • 1998: 241
  • 1997: 276
  • 1996: 264
  • 1995: 234
  • 1994: 291

The cost to society of a fatal collision, based on figures from the Department for the Environment. Transport and the Regions Highways Economic Note No. 1 September 1998, is £1,042,410.