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Written question asked by Greg Smith (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 (named day). It was answered by Justin Madders (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Minibuses: Accidents

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13947 on Road Traffic Accidents: Minibuses, how many casualties in reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus, where a contributory factor was attributed to the minibus driver, were (a) fatalities, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured in each of the last ten years.

Answer

The number of casualties in reported road traffic collisions in Great Britain, as reported by the police using the STATS19 system, with a contributory or road safety factor attributed to a minibus driver, broken down by severity, are shown in the table below. These figures include only collisions where police attended the scene and at least one factor was recorded.

Year

Killed

Serious

Slight

2016

6

50

283

2017

2

44

250

2018

13

45

202

2019

0

34

204

2020

3

22

91

2021

4

26

89

2022

2

41

143

2023

2

39

153

2024

5

34

151

2025

2

49

136


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26633
Session
2026-27
Related items
Minibuses: Accidents
Monday, 6 July 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Death Accidents Injuries Minibuses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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