The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many motor vehicle accidents occurred in the last year for which figures are available on (a) motorways, (b) other trunk roads and (c) other roads; and if he will make a statement. [67735]
Ms Glenda Jackson
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Number of injury road accidents in GB involving one or more motor vehicle1 | |
| 1997 | |
| Motorways | 8,676 |
| Trunk A roads2 | 20,255 |
| Other A roads2 | 90,260 |
| All A roads | 110,515 |
| Others | 119,462 |
| 1Accidents involving only non-motorised vehicles are not included. There were an additional 1,393 in 1997 which involved only non-motorised vehicles | |
| 2Trunk A Road data for 1997 is provisional | |