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The figures quoted are based upon different data selection criteria and from different
time periods. The answer of 27 February 2014, quoted from Official Report, column
456W (Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance), is the number of people repairing motorways
killed or injured by vehicles in 2012 and 2013. The Highways Agency press release
of 21 October 13, referred to the number of road workers killed and injured while
improving and maintaining the strategic road network in England, irrespective of the
causation or duties being undertaken. The 8 road workers killed occurred between 2009
and 2013 and the figure of 1,747 quoted in the same press release included a large
volume of near misses, hazards and damage to plant and equipment where no injuries
had been sustained.
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