There were 258,404 reported casualties on roads in Great Britain in 2006, 5 per cent less than in 2005. 3,172 people were killed, 1 per cent less than in 2005. 28,673 were seriously injured (down 1 per cent on 2005) and 226,559 were slightly injured (down 5 per cent on 2005). There were 189,161 road accidents involving personal injury in 2006, 5 per cent less than in 2005. Of these, 27,872 involved death or serious injury. Child casualties fell by 9 per cent. There were 169 child fatalities, 20 per cent more than in 2005. The number of children killed or seriously injured in 2006 was 3,294 down 5 per cent on 2005. Of those, 2,025 were pedestrians, 5 per cent down on 2005. Car user casualties decreased by 4 per cent on the 2005 figure to 171,000 and fatalities fell by 4 per cent to 1,612 from 1,675. Killed or seriously injured casualties were down by 2 percent from 14,617 to 14,254. Pedestrian casualties were 30,982 in 2006, 7 per cent less than 2005. Pedestrian deaths were 1 per cent higher compared to 2005 at 675 but serious injuries fell by 1 per cent to 6,376. Pedal cyclist casualties were 2 per cent lower than in 2005 at 16,196. There were 2,296 seriously injured casualties, 4 per cent higher than in 2005. The number of pedal cyclists killed went down by 1 per cent from 148 to 146. Motorcycle user casualties were 6 per cent lower than the 2005 level at 23,326 in 2006. The number killed rose 5 per cent to 599 while the number of seriously injured fell by 1 per cent to 5,885. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting