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Road accidents in the United Kingdom 2016, by vehicle type and journey purpose

Number of vehicles involved in road accidents in the United Kingdom in 2016, by vehicle type and journey purpose

The data displays the number of vehicles involved in reported road accidents in Great Britain in 2016 according to the vehicle type and the purpose of the journey it was making. The greatest number of accident involvements was made up of cars going to work, followed closely by cars commuting. In 2016 18.4 thousand cars were involved in accidents on their way to work, while 2,400 accidents were recorded by cars taking pupils to school.

Bicycle 1092 3122 52 521 14257
Motorcycle 1875 3216 21 113 15197
Car 18401 18181 2400 201 146115
Bus or coach 4302 22 40 3 631
Vans/light goods vehicles 6152 1166 26 2 5779
Heavy goods vehicles 4651 94 1 0 1073