Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 April 2007.

Roads: Northern Ireland

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:How many road accidents which were reported to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2006 involved agricultural vehicles; and what that is as a percentage of the total.

Answer

The number of road traffic collisions recorded by PSNI in 2006 is shown as follows:

Injury Road Traffic Collisions involving an agricultural vehicle: 2006*
	Number	% of total collisions
Fatal Collision	0	0.0
Serious Collision	19	2.1
Slight Collision	54	1.2
Total Injury Collisions	73	1.3

All of these collisions involved an agricultural tractor. The figures are provisional and subject to change. Source: Central Statistics Unit—PSNI

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