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Dept for Transport;Highways Agency

Answer

Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the incidents of (a) fatalities and (b) serious injuries recorded on the A27 between Lewes and Polegate in each of the last 10 years. [100772] Mr. Jamieson: I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Tim Matthews to write to the hon. Member. Letter from Tim Matthews to Mr. Nigel Waterson, dated 6 March 2003: I have been asked by the Transport Minister, David Jamieson, to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about accidents on the A27 between Lewes and Polegate, in each of the last ten years. The figures available are shown in the table below. They represent the number of accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries. When both fatal and serious injuries are involved in the same accident, it is recorded in the highest severity classification (ie fatality). _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Fatal 4 0 1 2 3 0 4 2 3 Serious 5 4 16 17 9 11 7 12 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All the figures provided are for the length of the A27 from Ashcombe Roundabout (west of Lewes) and the A22 junction at Polegate. Prior to 1994 our records are incomplete and I am unable to provide accident figures covering those years. If you would like further information about accident issues on the A27 between Lewes and Polegate, the Area Manager, Mark Kumar, at our Dorking office would be pleased to help you. His telephone number is 01306 878115.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

100772; 400 c1155W;400 c1143-6W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Death Accidents Injuries Roads Lewes A27 Polegate

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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