Question follow-through · 79952

Roads: Horse Riding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road collisions took place between vehicles and horses in 2024; and what proportion of these were a result of a vehicle passing too closely or quickly.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
16 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road collisions took place between vehicles and horses in 2024; and what proportion of these were a result of a vehicle passing too closely or quickly.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    There were 56 reported personal injury collisions, on public roads (including footways), involving at least one ridden horse and another vehicle in Great Britain 2024.In 15 cases, a police officer attended the scene of the collision and recorded at least ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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