HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 cc671-2W
Mr. Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) injury and (b) non-injury road accidents have been reported since 1990 on the A12 road in Essex between Witham and Marks Tey. [84656]

Mr. Jamieson

I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Tim Matthews, to reply to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Tim Matthews to Alan Hurst, dated 3 December 2002:

David Jamieson has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many injury and non-injury road accidents have been reported since 1990 on the A12 between Witham and Marks Tey.

There have been 291 injury accidents since 1994 between Lynfields Interchange at the southern end of the Witham Bypass and the A12/A120 Marks Tey Interchange. Of these, 10 were fatal, 57 were serious and 224 were slight injuries. Statistics for non-injury accidents are not available as there is no requirement to report this type of accident.

I regret that records for injury accidents prior to 1994 are not readily accessible and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.