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The numbers of people (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured resulting from reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one driver or rider under the age of 25 years old in each Government Office region in England and Wales in 1998 to 2007 are given in the following table.
Number of casualties Government Office Region Severity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
North East
Killed
36
30
25
34
40
50
59
51
45
31
Serious
409
339
373
354
343
365
349
335
429
346
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Slight
4,076
3,493
3,537
3,436
3,497
3,614
3,606
3,492
3,423
3,373
North West
Killed
114
119
135
120
122
131
131
137
131
92
Serious
1,509
1,381
1,352
1,326
1,371
1,352
1,420
1,433
1,286
1,172
Slight
15,363
14,638
14,214
13,491
13,169
12,519
12,583
12,330
11,393
10,426
Yorkshire and the Humber
Killed
94
89
94
118
131
128
111
125
118
102
Serious
1,262
1,182
1,081
1,214
1,286
1,190
1,178
1,098
1,119
1,088
Slight
10,183
9,555
9,447
9,151
9,418
9,000
8,491
8,032
8,234
8,072
East Midlands
Killed
128
116
97
90
110
120
114
98
117
109
Serious
1,227
1,122
1,055
1,027
1,102
1,047
1,009
972
848
877
Slight
7,680
7,123
7,121
6,901
6,972
6,964
6,698
6,890.
6,585
6,499
West Midlands
Killed
103
98
99
107
85
102
106
84
115
106
Serious
1,481
1,239
1,189
1,101
1,062
951
941
926
867
861
Slight
9,313
9,881
9,440
9,003
8,862
8,491
8,239
8,704
8,379
8,481
East of England
Killed
122
123
138
137
136
130
128
118
128
121
Serious
1,708
1,545
1,531
1,489
1,357
1,439
1,349
1,306
1,150
1,159
Slight
10,590
9;795
10,078
9,850
9,638
9,572
9,714
9,519
9,005
8,645
South East
Killed
168
170
176
149
154
156
161
181
153
160
Serious
1,932
1,937
1,906
1,801
1,808
1,610
1,623
1,445
1,514
1,563
Slight
15,211
14,555
13,568
13,644
13,240
12,819
13,017
12,876
13,267
12,619
London
Killed
61
78
81
80
77
73
64
58
63
61
Serious
1,870
1,539
1,532
1,531
1,354
1,288
988
857
905
833
Slight
11,219
11,113
10,924
10,401
9,851
8,802
7,974
7,118
6,368
6,253
South West
Killed
101
91
88
103
114
85
113
115
113
100
Serious
994
985
1,028
909
1,055
1,018
900
905
880-
882
Slight
8,400
8,306
8,085
8,620
8,440
8,130
8,431
8,839
8,311
7,877
England
Killed
927
914
933
938
969
975
987
967
983
882
Serious
12,392
11,269
11,047
10,752
10,738
10,260
9,757
9,277
8,998
8,781
Slight
92,035
88,459
86,414
84,497
83,087
79,911
78,753
77,800
74,965
72,245
Wales
Killed
66
64
53
75
56
58
88
76
63
58
Serious
539
634.
555
523
576
576
515
486
490
531
Slight
5,034
4,668
4,565
4,581
4,896
4,909
5,141
4,937
4,854
4,745
England and Wales
Killed
993
978
986
1,013
1,025
1,033
1,075
1,043
1,046
940
Serious
12,931
11,903
11,602
11,275
11,314
10,836
10,272
9,763
9,488
9,312
Slight
97,069
93,127
90,979
89,078
87,983
84,820
83,894
82,737
79,819
76,990