Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers under the age of 24 were killed in a road accident in each of the last five years.
The total number of drivers and riders of motorised vehicles (including motorcycle riders) aged under 24 who were a) killed or b) injured in road traffic accidents that were reported to the police between 2009 and 2013 are given in the table below.
Year | Killed | Injured |
2009 | 254 | 29,078 |
2010 | 213 | 25,342 |
2011 | 191 | 24,207 |
2012 | 188 | 22,328 |
2013 | 191 | 20,003 |
These figures do not include any pedal cyclist, horse rider, pedestrian or vehicle passenger casualties.