Overturning lorries accident statistics (5 years preceding 29/01/2022): FOI release
- Published
- 3 October 2023
- FOI reference
- 202300356084
- Date received
- 11 May 2023
- Date responded
- 31 May 2023
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Accident statistics relating to overturning lorries for the 5 years preceding 29th January 2022.
Response
Table 1 Overturned lorries involved in injury collisions by year
|
|
Skid overturned |
Jacknifed overturned |
Overturned |
Total |
|
2017 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
18 |
|
2018 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
|
2019 |
9 |
1 |
14 |
24 |
|
2020 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
11
|
|
2021 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
|
Jan- 22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Table 2 Collisions involving overturned lorries by adjusted severity and year
|
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
2017 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
18 |
|
2018 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
|
2019 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
23 |
|
2020 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
|
2021 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
|
Jan- 22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Table 3 Casualties from collisions involving overturned lorries by adjusted severity and year
|
|
Killed |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
2017 |
1 |
7 |
15 |
23 |
|
2018 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
|
2019 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
26 |
|
2020 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
|
2021 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
18 |
|
Jan- 22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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