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Dept for Transport

Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the number of (a) fatalities and (b) injuries as a result of road traffic accidents on the A54 road between Shrewsbury and Telford for each month over the last 12 months; [151371] (2) if he will list the number of (a) fatalities and (b) injuries as a result of road traffic accidents on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Welshpool for each month over the last 12 months; [151372] (3) how many (a) fatalities and (b) injuries there were as a result of road traffic accidents on (i) the A5 between Shrewsbury and Oswestry and (ii) the A49 between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, in each of the last 12 months. [151445] Mr. Jamieson: The following tables are taken from figures provided by West Mercia Police. M54/A5, from M54 J4 (Telford) to A5 Baileys Roundabout (Shrewsbury)--2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Fatal Serious Slight Total January 0 0 1 1 February 0 0 4 4 March 0 0 0 0 April 0 0 2 2 May 0 0 5 5 June 0 0 1 1 July 0 0 3 3 August 0 0 2 2 September 0 0 0 0 October 0 0 0 0 November 0 1 0 1 December 0 1 0 1 Total 0 2 18 20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A458 Trunk Road from Churncote Roundabout, Shrewsbury to Welsh Border--2003 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Fatal Serious Slight Total January 0 0 0 0 February 0 0 1 1 March 0 0 8 8 April 0 1 2 3 May 0 1 6 7 June 0 0 3 3 July 0 0 1 1 August 0 0 1 1 September 0 0 0 0 October 0 0 0 0 November 0 0 6 6 December 0 0 0 0 Total 0 2 28 30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The section of A458 between the Welsh Border and Welshpool is the responsibility of the Welsh National Assembly. A5 from Baileys Roundabout Shrewsbury to Welsh Border--2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Fatal Serious Slight Total January 0 0 4 4 February 0 1 3 4 March 0 1 2 3 April 0 0 1 1 May 0 0 2 2 June 0 1 4 5 July 0 1 3 4 August 1 4 11 16 September 0 0 3 3 October 0 1 3 4 November 0 1 3 4 December 0 0 2 2 Total 1 10 41 52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A49 from Baileys Roundabout Shrewsbury to Worcestershire/ Shropshire County Boundary--2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Fatal Serious Slight Total January 0 0 5 5 February 0 0 9 9 March 0 1 5 6 April 0 0 5 5 May 0 0 2 2 June 0 0 6 6 July 0 1 3 4 August 0 0 6 6 September 0 0 7 7 October 0 0 3 3 November 0 2 14 17 December 0 0 5 5 Total 1 4 70 75 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

417 c1238-40W; 151371;151372;151445

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Death Accidents Injuries Roads Shropshire

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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