Request ID: FOI-0063-2324 Date published: 11 April 2023
You asked
- Number of fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads (I.e more than one lane for cars and ignoring where you have a bus lane and then a single lane for other vehicles)
- Number of fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads where speed was a factor
- Number of fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads where speed was the main factor
- the primary factor for fatal collisions in London and the primary factor for fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads
I would like the most recent full year to date information.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0063-2223
Thank you for your email which we received on 6 April 2023 asking for information about fatal collisions on multi carriageway roads. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm TfL does hold the information you require. You specifically asked:
- Number of fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads (I.e more than one lane for cars and ignoring where you have a bus lane and then a single lane for other vehicles)
Road collisions data is published and available via this link. Please see ‘Road fatalities since 2019’ spreadsheet.
We don’t record if the road is multi carriageway, however you can establish that by the location detail.
- Number of fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads where speed was a factor - Number of fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads where speed was the main factor - the primary factor for fatal collisions in London and the primary factor for fatal collisions on multi-carriageway roads
This information is publicly available via the following link. The interactive dashboard will let you view the location and details of published collisions in London, including contributory factors such as speed, indicating how the collision occurred.
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
