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Written question asked by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Friday, 15 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 June 2007. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Thursday, 21 June 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Accidents

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the number of children (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on the road in each year since 1997 during their journey to and from school when travelling (i) on foot, (ii) by bicycle and (iii) in vehicles; what estimate he has made of the number who were within 300 metres of their home in each case; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

The information requested is given in the following table.

Number of children (aged 0-15) killed or seriously injured in reported personal injury road accidents, on the way to or from school, GB: 1997 to 2005
Number of casualties
Pedestrian Pedal cyclist Other vehicles Total
Killed Serious Killed Serious Killed Serious Killed Serious
1997 22 934 3 99 0 101 25 1,134
1998 15 847 3 108 7 135 25 1,090
1999 16 765 3 113 3 108 22 986
2000 19 762 2 64 3 81 24 907
2001 16 722 0 53 5 60 21 835
2002 8 718 3 64 2 81 13 863
2003 11 521 1 44 1 41 13 606
2004 10 502 2 35 2 53 14 590
2005 6 448 1 51 4 45 11 544

2005 is the latest year for which figures are available. No estimates are available of the number of children injured within 300 metres of their home.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
144156; 461 c2120W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Accidents Roads
Link
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