Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) deaths and (b) injuries to cyclists in London were caused by (i) buses, (ii) lorries and (iii) other vehicles in each of the last three years.
The statistics below show the number of cyclist and pedestrian casualties in reported personal injury road accidents with buses, HGVs and other vehicles. The data do not include information about who or what caused the accident, this information would only be known following a detailed accident investigation.
The number of cyclists a) killed, b) seriously injured and slightly injured in two vehicle reported personal injury road accidents with a i) bus, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle in London is shown in the table below:
Cyclist casualties in a two vehicle reported road accident with a i) bus or coach, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle: London, 2012-2014
Vehicle: | i) Bus or Coach | ii) HGV | iii) Other1 | |||||||||
| Killed | Serious | Slight | Total | Killed | Serious | Slight | Total | Killed | Serious | Slight | Total |
2012 | 2 | 22 | 117 | 141 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 82 | 6 | 549 | 3,497 | 4,052 |
2013 | 3 | 11 | 114 | 128 | 5 | 13 | 89 | 107 | 5 | 399 | 3,615 | 4,019 |
2014 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 121 | 2 | 8 | 97 | 107 | 9 | 340 | 4,163 | 4,512 |
1. Other includes motorcyclists, cars, light goods vehicles and other vehicles such as trams and mobility scooters.
The number of pedestrians a) killed, b) seriously injured and slightly injured after being hit by a i) bus, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle in a reported personal injury road accident in London is shown in the table below:
Pedestrian casualties after being hit by a i) bus or coach, ii) HGV or iii) other vehicle in reported road accidents: London, 2012-2014
Hit by: | i) Bus or Coach | ii) HGV | iii) Other1 | |||||||||
| Killed | Serious | Slight | Total | Killed | Serious | Slight | Total | Killed | Serious | Slight | Total |
2012 | 11 | 75 | 268 | 354 | 11 | 29 | 47 | 87 | 48 | 950 | 3,833 | 4,831 |
2013 | 6 | 63 | 274 | 343 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 84 | 46 | 691 | 4,022 | 4,759 |
2014 | 6 | 51 | 300 | 357 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 80 | 48 | 648 | 4,484 | 5,180 |
1. Other includes pedal cyclists, motorcyclists, cars, light goods vehicles and other vehicles such as trams and mobility scooters.