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Armed Forces: Casualties

Volume 471: debated on Tuesday 29 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of HM Armed Forces were killed in off-duty road traffic accidents in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (182789)

Information on the detailed causes of deaths to UK regular armed forces personnel is only currently available up to December 2006. The numbers killed in off-duty road traffic accidents (on the public highway) in each year between 2002 and 2006 are shown in the following table.

Deaths due to off-duty road traffic accidents: UK regular armed forces, numbers, 2002-06

Number

2002

55

2003

40

2004

46

2005

44

2006

49

Total

234