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Mr. Anthony Grant
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of accidents known to the police involving heavy goods vehicles in each of the last five years; and if he will express this as a percentage of all road accidents in each of those years.
Mr. Horam
The following is the information requested.
| INJURY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ONE OR MORE HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES*—1973–77 GREAT BRITAIN | ||
| Number | Percentage of all road accidents | |
| 1973 | 20,823 | 7·9 |
| 1974 | 17,527 | 7·2 |
| 1975 | 16,979 | 6·9 |
| 1976 | 16,651 | 6·4 |
| 1977 | 17,044 | 6·4 |
| * Goods vehicles greater than 1½ tons unladen weight. | ||