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Written question asked by Andy Burnham (Labour) on Monday, 24 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Cycling: Greater Manchester

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists were (a) injured and (b) killed in road traffic accidents on public roads in (i) Leigh and (ii) Greater Manchester in each of the last five years.

Answer

The table below gives the number of cyclists injured and killed in reported road traffic accidents, on public roads, in (i) Leigh Parliamentary constituency and (ii) Greater Manchester from 2011 – 2015.

Accident Year

(i) Leigh

(ii) Greater Manchester

Severity of Casualty

Severity of Casualty

Killed

Serious

Slight

Total

Killed

Serious

Slight

Total

2011

0

5

13

18

5

98

667

770

2012

0

3

19

22

1

104

506

611

2013

0

4

13

17

1

91

477

569

2014

0

0

8

8

3

102

512

617

2015

0

6

8

14

3

72

338

413

Greater Manchester has been defined using the following local authorities (highway authorities): Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
49960
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Death Accidents Cycling Greater Manchester
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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