Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each of the last ten years, how many people were killed or seriously injured in (1) the UK, and (2) the Greater London area (a) as passengers in a bus or coach; (b) as passengers in a train; (c) in accidents involving a bus or coach as pedestrians, cyclists or in another vehicle; and (d) in accidents involving a train as pedestrians, cyclists or in another vehicle.

The data are provided in the following tables:

Table 1: (a) Number of people killed or serious injured (KSI) in Great Britain and London, as passengers in a bus or coach, 2007 to 2016:

Source: DfT STATS19

Note:

1) These figures relate to passengers killed or seriously injured in a bus or coach, and exclude any casualties to the driver of a bus or coach.

Table 2: (c) Number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) in Great Britain and London in accidents involving a bus or coach which includes pedestrian, cyclist and any other vehicle occupant or driver KSIs, 2007 to 2016:

Source: DfT STATS19

Note:

1) Includes pedestrian, cyclists or any occupants of vehicles who are in an accident with a bus or coach. These figures include the driver and passengers which are killed or seriously injured.

The Department for Transport does not hold the data for Northern Ireland in its road casualties database. The required information is available on request from Statistics Branch at the Police Service of Northern Ireland at statistics@psni.police.uk.

In addition, the Department does not hold the specific information on rail casualties as requested for parts b) and d). Please contact the Rail Safety and Standard Board (RSSB), who hold more detailed information on these matters. They can be contacted on the following email address: enquirydesk@rssb.co.uk.