Be the first to comment!Six road traffic fatalities in the first quarter of this year
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The National Statistics Office said today that in the first quarter of this year there were six road traffic fatalities, comprised of four drivers, one passenger and one pedestrian, they were five males and one female. Three fatalities were caused by passenger cars, one by a motorcycle, one by a quadricycle and one by a goods-carrying vehicle.
The NSO added that the number of reported road traffic accidents in the first quarter reached 3,508, down by 5.6 per cent over the comparative period in 2016. This amount equals to an average rate of approximately 39 accidents per day.
The number of traffic casualties went down to 403 a decrease of 13.7 per cent over 2016, of which 244 (60.5 per cent) involved drivers, the NSO said. The amount of slight/insignificant injuries sustained by drivers was 210 and 30 cases were reported as grievous.
The NSO said that another 30 persons (6 passengers and 24 pedestrians/cyclists/others) suffered grievous injuries. There were also 84 passengers and 43 pedestrians/cyclist/others who were slightly/ insignificantly injured.
Slightly/insignificantly-injured persons in the first quarter this year on a gender basis, amounted to 337 (189 males and 148 females). The NSO added that grievously-injured persons totalled 60, the majority being males. The majority of casualties fell in the 26-40 age bracket.
Cars made up the largest number of road traffic casualties (68.2 per cent), followed by motorcycles (19.4 per cent) and goods-carrying vehicles (6.0 per cent).
Mondays saw the highest road traffic casualty rate, the NSO said, accounting for 15.6 per cent of total casualties, while the highest number of accidents was recorded on Fridays. Sundays topped the highest casualty-to-accidents ratio, with 15.7 per cent compared to an overall average of 11.5 per cent.
Most accidents occurred between 12:00-14:59, with 743 cases, or 21.2 per cent of the total. This was followed by the 15:00-17:59 time bracket, with 729 cases.
The NSO said that the least number of accidents occurring daily took place between 00:00 and 02:59 (64 cases).
Birkirkara registered the highest rate of traffic accidents, with 294 cases, followed by Mosta and Hal Qormi with 148 and 145 reported accidents respectively.
