Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, December 2004

In December 2003 the number of fatalities amounted to 28 killed and 961 injured. Figures for the ten-year period show that 25 were killed and 866 injured on average in December road traffic accidents. Among the 27 people killed in road traffic accidents last month, 17 were drivers of cars, eight were car passengers and two were pedestrians.

258 fatalities in 2004

258 persons have been killed and 11 910 injured in road traffic accidents in 2004. This compares with 280 killed and 11 489 injured in 2003. The average figure from 1995-2004 show that 298 were killed and 11 598 were injured.

The figures for 2003 that are used for comparative purposes in this text are preliminary. The 2003 figures presented in tables 1-10 are final.

Tables:

• Table 1 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by month
• Table 2 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by county
• Table 3 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by police force area
• Table 4 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by age and mode of transport. January-December
• Table 5 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by severity, mode of transport and sex. January-December
• Table 6 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by mode of transport and type of accident. January-December
• Table 7 Drivers of automobile killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by age and type of accident. January-December. 2004
• Table 8 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by traffic units. January-December
• Table 9 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving lorries, by month
• Table 10 Vehicles involved in road traffic accidents, by type of tyres and accident. December