Written question WQ84801
- Asked by
- Natasha AsgharConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of collisions and fatalities involving a car and one or more pedestrians over the course of the last 10 calendar years?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Count of Accidents and Fatalities involving Pedestrians, 2009 to 2020
Year
Total Accidents
Number of Fatalities
2009
1,114
18
2010
1,108
17
2011
1,154
24
2012
1,007
15
2013
1,052
27
2014
922
13
2015
850
22
2016
793
14
2017
734
21
2018
716
26
2019
750
24
2020
461
21
Source: Stats19 - Road Accident Database
Police recorded road accident and casualty numbers from 2020 were affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which saw restrictions on how, where and why people could travel within Wales. Data for year 2021 only covers first quarter (January to March 2021).
Accident severity is determined by the most seriously injured casualty in the accident.
Accidents and fatalities involving 'pedestrians' are defined where the road user is classed as "pedestrian".