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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2005. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Motorway Accidents

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries of people of each age between 17 and 45 years there were on motorways in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

The number of fatal and serious injuries of people aged between 17 and 45 in personal injury road accidents on motorways between 1995 and 2004 is given in the table.

Number of killed and serious casualties aged between 17 and 45on motorways: 1995 to 2004(4)
Severity of casualty
Year of accident Fatal Serious
1995 110 891
1996 106 884
1997 118 929
1998 115 881
1999 133 938
2000 125 923
2001 120 949
2002 128 830
2003 138 832
2004 112 770
(4) Motorways including A(M) roads.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2311-2W; 38273
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Death Accidents Injuries Motorways
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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