ACCIDENTS IN STREETS
TOTAL IN GREAT BRITAIN LARGE INCREASE SHOWN. An increase of 5000 in the number, of street accidents in Great Britain' during 1930 is shown in a return issued by the Home Office. The total number of accidents was 156,793, compared with 151,801 in 1929. As a result of the accidents 6096 people were killed and 170,917 injured, in 1929, and 7305 killed and 177,895 injured in 1930. The principal causes of the accidents
In the metropolitan police area. 131)8 persons were killed and 55,827 injured. For 1929 the figures were 1362 and 55,503 respectively. In the city of London in 1930 there were 17 fatalities and 836 non-fatal accidents. 1
were: — Killed. Injured. 1882\ 55,458 Motor-cycles (with pil15,222 lion passenger) .... 609 Motor-cycles (without pillion .passenger .. 1110 27,287 Motor-cycles (with sidecar) — • - • 245 6,555, Motor omnibuses and 938 11,332 Tramcars and trolley 107 6,171 Motor-vans and lorries 1402 21,547 Pedal cycles 574 27,576
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1931, Page 7
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