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Mr. Leadbitter
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the figures for fatalities and injuries arising from road accidents for each of the years following 1965; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Eldon Griffiths
Following are the figures:
| Killed | Injured | Total | |
| 1965 | 7,952 | 380,985 | 397,937 |
| 1966 | 7,985 | 384,472 | 392,457 |
| 1967 | 7,319 | 362,659 | 369,978 |
| 1968 | 6,810 | 342,398 | 349,208 |
| 1969 | 7,363 | 345,529 | 352,894 |
| 1970 | 7,499 | 355,869 | 363,368 |
| 1971* | 6,914 | 313,416 | 320,330 |
| * January to November only; complete figures for 1971 will be available early in February | |||
Mr. O'Halloran
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many deaths, injuries and accidents have taken place on the roads during 1971 and how this compares with the previous five years.
Mr. Eldon Griffiths
As information for December, 1971, is not yet available figures are given for January-November of each year:
| Year | Deaths | Injuries | Number of Injury Accidents |
| 1966 | 7,005 | 347,890 | 263,790 |
| 1967 | 6,665 | 333,606 | 254,250 |
| 1968 | 6,146 | 312,425 | 241,475 |
| 1969 | 6,602 | 314,946 | 238,684 |
| 1970 | 6,712 | 322,630 | 242,571 |
| 1971 | 6,914 | 313,116 | 235,423 |