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Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Thursday, 10 March 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 March 2022. It was answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Roads: Accidents

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 9 March (HL6487), how many pedestrians were knocked over by motor vehicles in each of the last three years; and of those, how many sustained serious injuries or were killed.

Answer

The number of reported pedestrian casualties, including killed or seriously injured (adjusted) casualties, in collisions where the pedestrian was hit by a known motor vehicle in each of the last three years is shown in the below table.

Year

Killed

Serious
(adjusted)

Total pedestrian casualties hit by
a motor vehicle

2018

437

6,386

21,445

2019

453

6,116

20,982

2020

333

4,081

14,133


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6841
Session
2021-22
Related items
Cycling: Accidents
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Death Accidents Injuries Pedestrians Roads
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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