M40: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents involving (a) serious injuries and (b) fatalities took place on the M40 motorway between junctions 3 and 5 in each year since 2001 for which figures are available. (184294)

The accident figures requested are as follows:

*M40 Junctions 3-5 January 2001 to March 2007 (junctions included)*
Accidents
Severity	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fatal	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
Serious	8	4	11	12	10	5	1
Total	8	5	11	14	11	5	1

*M40 Junctions 3-5 January 2001 to March 2007 (excluding junctions)*
Accidents
Severity	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fatal	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
Serious	8	4	10	12	8	5	1
Total	8	5	10	14	9	5	1

2007 data only go up to March. No verified data are currently available from April 2007 to date.

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008