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Figures from the National Statistics Office today show that in the third quarter, the number of reported traffic accidents reached 3,557, or 5.3 per cent less than the corresponding quarter last year. Decreases were registered in all districts except the South Eastern and Northern ones. The Northern Harbour district registered the largest decrease (10.6 per cent).
In the period under review, 430 traffic casualties were reported, of which 244 involved drivers. Among this group there were 198 injuries which were slight and 45 reported as grievous. Furthermore, the injuries sustained by a male driver proved fatal. 51 other persons (21 passengers and 30 pedestrians) suffered grievous injuries, while 134 (82 passengers and 52 pedestrians) were slightly injured. The injuries sustained by a male pedestrian proved fatal.
On a gender basis, slightly-injured persons in the third quarter numbered 332: 195 males and 137 females. Grievously-injured persons totalled 96, the majority being males. The majority of casualties were in the 40-59 age group.
72.6 per cent of traffic casualties were caused by passenger cars, followed by motorcycles at 17.2 per cent, while 6.5 per cent were caused by goods-carrying vehicles. In the third quarter, the highest traffic casualty rate occurred on Mondays, accounting for 17.9 per cent of total casualties.
The highest number of accidents was recorded on Fridays, totalling 583 cases, and the lowest was recorded on Sundays, with 392 cases. Sundays topped the highest casualty-to-accidents ratio.
The daily time bracket in which most accidents occur is between 09:00 and 11:59, with 774 cases, or 21.8 per cent of the total. This is followed by the 12:00-14:59 time bracket, with 705 cases. The least number of accidents occurring daily took place between 00:00 and 02:59 (151 cases).
In the period under review, Birkirkara registered the highest rate of traffic accidents, with 217 cases. St. Paul’s Bay and Hal Qormi were next, with 193 and 166 reported accidents respectively.
