§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made by his Department of the number of(a) accidents associated with heavy commercial vehicles in each year since 1997 and (b) the associated fatalities.[93808]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe number of accidents involving at least one HGV in each year since 1997, and the associated fatalities from those accidents are shown in the table:
Accidents involving at least one HGV: GB 1997–2001 Accidents/fatalities HGV accidents Fatalities1 1997 13,132 535 1998 13,278 576 1999 13,951 620 2000 13,894 560 2001 13,631 575 1Total number of fatalities in accidents involving at least on HGV.
§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists were (i) killed, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) slightly injured in road accidents in each year since 1997; and how many were under the age of 18 years in each category. [93826]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe number of pedestrians and cyclists of all ages, and those aged under 18 that were killed or injured in each year since 1997, are shown in the following tables:
Pedestrian and pedal cycle casualty data: GB 1997–2001 Casualties Road user type/severity 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 All ages Pedestrians Killed 973 906 870 857 826 Serious 10,053 9,575 8,955 8,641 8,238 Slight 34,575 34,405 33,063 32,535 31,513 All 45,601 44,886 42.888 42,033 40,577 Pedal cycle Killed 183 158 172 127 138 Serious 3,409 3,154 3,004 2,643 2,540 Slight 21,044 19,611 19,664 17,842 16,436 All 24,636 22,923 22,840 20,612 19,114 Casualties under 18 Pedestrians Killed 165 120 128 120 130 Serious 4,228 3,988 3,682 3,465 3,393 Slight 16,004 I5,729 14,846 14,375 14,097 All 20,397 19,837 18,656 17,960 17,620 Pedal cycle Killed 41 35 44 34 31 Serious 1,199 1,072 1,069 850 773 Slight 8,241 7,247 7,446 6,425 5,692 All 9,481 8,534 8,559 7,309 6,496