§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what his estimate is of the number of(a) accidents, (b) injury accidents and (c) fatalities on the A303 Ilminster by-pass in each year from 1990, including 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement. [145956]
§ Mr. HillThe following table shows the number of injury accidents and fatalities between 1990 and 2000. Figures for 2001 are unavailable and total accident numbers are not available, since damage-only accidents are not reported to the police.
Accidents on the A303 Ilminster by-pass1: 1999–2000 Accidents/casualties Year Injury2 accidents Fatal casualties 1990 8 1 1991 4 1 1992 4 0 1993 4 0 1994 2 0 1995 1 0 1996 6 0 1997 12 0 1998 5 1 1999 7 1 20003 9 0 1 Stretch of the A303 between the junctions with the A358 (Chard) and South Petherton 2 All accidents in which one or more person was killed or injured 3 Provisional data—subject to change