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Road traffic accident statistics

With many vehicles on the UK roads accidents are commonplace. Many people every year are left with serious injuries as a result of the negligence of other people. Head injuries are a common result of road traffic accidents and affect over one million people every year. Up to 50% of those people were involved in a road accident.

The following are some road traffic accident statistics showing the amount of people killed or suffer a serious personal injury on roads in the UK.

Number of people killed or seriously injured in Road Traffic Accidents, 1990 - 2001

Year

Car users

Pedestrians

Motorbikes

Children

Pedal bikes

Other

1990

29,120

17,360

11,121

9,287

4,600

3,457

1991

25,395

15,024

8,502

8,061

4,189

3,076

1992

25,124

14,195

7,338

7,744

3,992

2,836

1993

22,833

12,663

6,882

6,976

3,797

2,659

1994

23,892

12,930

6,666

7,525

4,001

2,701

1995

23,461

12,297

6,615

7,253

3,967

2,814

1996

24,048

11,612

6,208

6,989

3,789

2,440

1997

23,191

11,026

6,446

6,452

3,592

2,328

1998

21,676

10,481

6,442

6,079

3,312

2,344

1999

20,368

9,825

6,908

5,699

3,176

2,268

2000

19,719

9,498

7,374

5,202

2,770

2,203

2001

19,424

9,064

7,305

4,988

2,678

2,089


Source: Department for Transport

Claiming personal injury compensation
If you have been involved in a road traffic accident and sustained a head injury then you are entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim, provided that it can be proven that the other person was at fault. At YouClaim we help many people every year to make a claim for personal injury. We help people with serious head injuries and injuries such as whiplash to move on with their life. If you have been unable to work due to your injuries then you are entitled to claim for loss of earnings. If you need to get access to rehabilitation then we can arrange this for you.

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Our service is completely cost free. Our personal injury solicitors work on a No Win No Fee basis so win or lose you will not be at any financial risk. If you win you will receive 100% of your compensation. If you lose you will be protected from all costs. See No Win No Fee for more information.

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