Written question asked by Anthony Steen (Conservative) on Monday, 23 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 April 2001. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 26 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people died on the railways in each of the last four months. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people died on the railways in each of the last four months. [158866] Mr. Hill: The Health and Safety Executive's Railway Inspectorate reports that 104 people have died on the railways in Great Britain in the period 1 December 2000 to 31 March 2001. A breakdown of this data are provided in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000 2001 December January February March Total Passengers 2 0 7 1 10 Railway staff 0 0 4 0 4 Other members of public 0 2 1 1 4 Trespassers and suicides 23 22 20 21 86 Total 25 24 32 23 104 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures are provisional and may change due to coroners' findings at the subsequent inquests. Included in the February figures are the 10 people that died in the railway accident at Great Heck near Selby.

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