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Roads: Fatal Accidents

Volume 704: debated on Wednesday 8 October 2008

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many fatal accidents there were per mile on the A55, A470, M1 and M3 in the past three years. [HL5337]

The Highways Agency has provided the data for the A55, M1 and M3 in the table below. There is no accident data recorded for the A55 in 2005 or 2006. The A470 does not have any accident data recorded for the past three years.

Accident Year

Road Number

No. Fatal Accidents

Road Length

No. Accidents Per Mile

2007

A55

1

88.5546

0.011292468

2005

M1

29

198.3474

0.146208118

2006

M1

18

198.3474

0.090749866

2007

M1

20

198.3474

0.100833185

2005

M3

4

61.479

0.065062867

2006

M3

3

61.479

0.04879715

2007

M3

3

61.479

0.04879715

The figures quoted above are an approximation as the data have been calculated by dividing the number of accidents on the road by the length of road.