Question:
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs in each year for the past five years, what is the number of children under 12 years old who are injured or killed respectively in (i) taxis and (ii) private hire cars.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. Between 2018 and 2021, and from January to November 2022, no children under 12 years old were killed in taxis and private hire cars.
2. The number of children under 12 years old who were injured in taxis was 28 in 2018. This figure fell to 13 in 2019, eight in 2020, seven in 2021, and six from January to November 2022.
3. The number of children under 12 years old who were injured in private hire cars was 21 in 2018. This figure rose to 25 in 2019, and fell to nine in 2020, four in 2021, and four from January to November 2022.
