HC Deb 11 September 2003 vol 410 c480W
Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents, broken down by their road classification, there were in each or the past three years. [122539]

Angela Smith

The table outlines the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years. It should be noted that the information on road classification is not available, a breakdown is however provided by rural and urban areas based on speed limits.

Road Traffic Injury Collisions by Road Type: NI 2000–2002
Fatal

Collisions

Serious

Collisions

Slight

Collisions

Total

Collisions

2000
Roads in Urban Areas 46 639 4532 5217
Roads in Rural Areas 103 636 2432 3171
Total 149 1275 6964 8388
2001
Roads in Urban Areas 36 602 3847 4485
Roads in Rural Areas 101 639 2222 2962
Total 137 1241 6069 7447
2002
Roads in Urban Areas 37 506 3492 4035
Roads in Rural Areas 99 599 2051 2749
Total 136 1105 5543 6784

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