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<p>The number of reported road accidents involving personal injury on motorways, and
the number of these involving Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in Great Britain for the
years 2014 to 2016 are provided in the table below. An extra category (accidents involving
goods vehicles with unknown weight) has also been included for context. Some of the
unknown weight goods vehicles will be HGVs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Road
accidents on motorways</p></td><td><p>Road accidents on motorways involving HGVs</p></td><td><p>Road
accidents involving goods vehicle with unknown weight</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,630</p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,550</p></td><td><p>1,305</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5,405</p></td><td><p>1,076</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:
DfT STATS19</em></p><p> </p><p>Reported road accident statistics are collected on
a calendar year basis.</p><p>Statistics for the year 2017 will be published on Thursday
27<sup>th</sup> September 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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