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Media Relations Dept.
Police Headquarters
P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
Fax: (441) 299-4322
E-mail: Police Media Relations


 
Date:Monday, June 02,2014
Distribution: All Media

April 2014 Road Traffic Collision Statistics

April 2014 Road Traffic Collision Statistics

NUMBER OF ROAD COLLISIONS
April 2014
Year to Date April 2013  Year to Date
Fatal
0 4 0 5
Injury
57 182 62 233
Damage Only
61 252 65 290
TOTAL 118 438 127 528
NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED
     
Fatal 0 4 0 5
Serious 10 38 12 43
Serious (Intensive Care Unit) 0 6 2 7
Slight 53 166 61 220
TOTAL 63 214 75 275
MAIN CAUSES OF COLLISIONS        
Entering Main Road Carelessly 5 31 9 37
Following Too Close 12 34 11 51
Inattention 36 134 35 146
Inexperienced 13 28 18 30
Overtaking Improperly 12 37 10 37
Reversing Carelessly 6 25 2 13
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
       
Fail to Stop
16 58 12 42
First Aid Rendered by Police
4 12 9 39
Pedal Cycles Involved
2 6 2 12
Pedestrians Involved
4 14 2 13
Children Involved
3 8 3 13
Animals Involved 0 3 0 6
SINGLE VEHICLE STATISTICS
       
Four Wheeled Vehicles 10 35 12 61
Motor Cycles/Scooters
16 38 11 53
Auxiliary Cycles
0 4 6 17
Livery Cycles 8 16 10 14
Pedal Cycles 1 2 0 4
COLLISIONS RESULTING IN ARREST FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING        
  4 21 4 29

 

PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED April 2014 LAST MONTH
Private Cars 83 41.1% 123 51.9%
Motor Cycles/Scooters
57 28.2% 53 22.4%
Auxiliary Cycles
13 6.4% 16 6.8%
Livery Cycles
9 4.5% 7 2.9%
All Trucks 25 12.4% 27 11.4%
Taxis
12 5.9% 2 0.8%
Public Service Vehicles
1 0.5% 8 3.4%
Pedal Cycles 2 1.0% 1 0.4%
AGES OF PERSONS INVOLVED   April 2014  
Up to 15 years 3 1.6%    
16 to 20 years
15 7.8%    
21 to 30 years 30 15.5%    
31 to 40 years 41 21.2%    
41 to 50 years 36 18.6%    
51 to 65 years 48 24.9%    
66 years and over
20 10.4%    
FEMALES INVOLVED April 2014 Year to Date    
Locals 66 270    
Visitors 5 11    
MALES INVOLVED April 2014 Year to Date    
Locals 117 470    
Visitors 5 8    


All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department