§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many accidents have occurred on the MI during each of the past 12 months; how many resulting deaths occurred; how many injuries required hospital treatment; and to what extent foreign registered vehicles were involved. [HL448]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamIncidents on the MI motorway are currently handled by the police forces in whose area they occur. Details of incidents that have been reported to the Highways Agency between November 2003 and July 2004 are shown in the table below.
152WAThe Highways Agency does not have information about the extent to which foreign registered vehicles were involved.
Month Number of accidents Number of hospital/roadside treatments Number of fatalities November 2003 150 236 0 December 2003 135 201 1 January 2004 96 134 0 February 2004 78 96 0 March 2004 109 148 3 April 2004 110 146 3 May 2004 118 166 4 June 2004 112 154 2 July 2004 99 — 1 Total 1,007 1,281 14