§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) accidents and (b) fatalities were recorded on the A259 between (i) Hastings and Bexhill and (ii) Bexhill and Pevensey, with particular reference to King Offa Way, Bexhill, in each year since 1997. [101392]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Tim Matthews, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Tim. Matthews to Gregory Barker, dated 11 March 2003:
I have been asked by David Jamieson to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities were recorded on the A259 between (i) Hastings and Bexhill and (ii) Bexhill and Pevensey in each year since 1997.The statistics for injury accidents are shown in the attached annex. If you would like further information about accident issues on these sections of the A259 the Area Manager, Mark Kumar, at our Dorking office would be pleased to help you. His telephone number is 01306 878115.120W
Injury accidents 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total A259 between Hastings and Bexhill (B2092 to B2182 Cooden Sea Road) Fatal 2 0 1 0 1 4 Serious 3 5 1 3 3 15 Slight 14 21 21 11 45 112 Total 19 26 23 14 49 131
Injury accidents 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total A259 between Bexhill and Pevensey (B2182 Cooden Sea Road to junction with A27)(including figures for King Offa Way) Fatal 0 0 0 1 J 2 Serious 1 4 5 1 2 13 Slight 8 9 6 7 16 46 Total 9 13 11 9 19 61 A259 King Offa Way (from the De La Warr Road to London Road) Fatal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serious 0 0 0 1 0 1 Slight 0 8 9 6 8 31 Total 0 8 9 7 8 32 Note:
Figures for 2002 are not yet available.