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Written question asked by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026. It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Minibuses: Accidents

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus resulted in (a) fatalities, (b) serious injuries and (c) slight injuries in each of the last ten years, broken down by whether the minibus was being used for (i) commercial, (ii) community transport and (iii) other purposes, where such data are held.

Answer

The Department does not hold information on the purpose for which a minibus involved in a road collision was being used.

The number of reported personal injury road casualties in collisions involving a minibus by casualty severity from 2015 to 2024 in Great Britain can be found in the below table:

Reported casualties in collisions involving a minibus, Great Britain, 2015 to 2024

Year

Fatalities

Serious

Slight

2015

9

130

761

2016

9

127

709

2017

14

118

640

2018

19

106

535

2019

5

106

546

2020

7

57

285

2021

6

68

336

2022

6

96

395

2023

4

83

354

2024

6

102

403

Source: DfT STATS19


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15431
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Death Accidents Injuries Minibuses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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