To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents there were, both fatal and non-fatal, in each of the years 1984 to 1989 inclusive; and how many involved drivers aged under 24 years.
The Department collects only information on accidents involving personal injury.
A fatal accident is defined as one in which at least one person was fatally injured.
Accidents and accidents involving drivers aged under 24: 1984–89
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All accidents
| Accidents involving at least one driver or rider aged under 24 years
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Fatal
| Non-fatal
| Total
| Fatal
| Non-fatal
| Total
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| 1984 | 5,138 | 248,045 | 253,183 | 2,094 | 100,034 | 102,128 |
| 1985 | 4,768 | 240,877 | 245,645 | 1,915 | 93,929 | 95,844 |
| 1986 | 4,895 | 242,959 | 247,854 | 1,930 | 94,608 | 96,538 |
| 1987 | 4,694 | 234,369 | 239,063 | 1,816 | 89,798 | 91,614 |
| 1988 | 4,643 | 242,351 | 246,994 | 1,796 | 92,572 | 94,368 |
| 1989 | 4,907 | 255,852 | 260,759 | 1,831 | 96,769 | 98,600 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether there has been an analysis carried out of the incidents of specific makes of vehicle in road accidents in relation to their general prevalence in the vehicle population as a whole; and if statistics exist for the seriousness of injuries sustained in those specific makes of vehicle.
The Department of Transport began collecting information about the registration marks of all vehicles involved in injury accidents from 1 January 1989. This will facilitate analyses of the type my hon. Friend seeks. I hope that a report will he published in the form of a statistical bulletin before the end of the year and a copy will be placed in the Library.