Publication - FOI/EIR release

Transport Scotland - road casualty data for children, cyclists and motorcyclists: FOI release

Published: 22 July 2026
Topic: Public sector, Transport
FOI reference: FOI/202600505692
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date responded: 9 March 2026

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please can you tell me:

1. How many children became casualties on Scotland's roads in 2024?

2. How many of them died?

3. How many cyclists became casualties on Scotland's roads in 2024?

4. How many of them died?

5. How many motorcyclists became casualties on Scotland's roads in 2024?

6. How many of them died?

Response

The records we hold relate to collisions where someone is injured or killed, and which become known to Police Scotland. The following table provides the information you requested.

Pedal cyclists, motorcyclists, and children injured in road collisions, by severity, 2024

	Killed	Serious	Slight	Total
Pedal cycle	3	158	234	395
Motorcycle	31	280	143	454
Children (under 16)	3	160	332	495

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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