Written question asked by Laura Trott (Conservative) on Friday, 20 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Thursday, 26 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Waste Disposal
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths involving refuse collection vehicles have been recorded in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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Deaths in reported road collisions, on public roads (including footways) in Great Britian are based on data supplied to the Department by police forces via a collection known as STATS19.
The latest figures available are for 2024, and figures for the last 5 years are shown in the table.
Year
Deaths in collisions involving a refuse collection vehicle
2020
6
2021
6
2022
6
2023
2
2024
4
Collisions on private roads or car parks are not included in the statistics.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 113917
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Death Large goods vehicles Waste disposal
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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