In the fourth quarter of 2015, the number of reported traffic accidents reached 3,727, an increase of 95 cases over the corresponding quarter in 2014. Increases were recorded in most districts, the biggest percentage increase (24.3 per cent) occurred in the Western region. The Northern Harbour region registered the most accidents - 1,450 cases, or 38.9 per cent of the total.
In the period under review, 429 traffic casualties were reported, of which 254 involved drivers. 217 injuries in this group were slight and another 37 were reported as grievous.
During this period 32 other persons (5 passengers and 27 pedestrians) suffered grievous injuries, while 140 (81 passengers and 59 pedestrians) were slightly injured. Furthermore, the injuries suffered by three pedestrians proved fatal.
On a gender basis, slightly-injured persons in the fourth quarter of 2015 numbered 357: 198 males and 159 females. Grievously-injured persons totalled 69, the majority being males. The fatalities in the quarter involved two males and one female. The majority of casualties were in the 25-39 age bracket.
Almost 69.2 per cent of traffic casualties were caused by passenger cars, followed by motorcycles at 19.6 per cent; 6.1 per cent were caused by goods-carrying vehicles.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, the highest traffic accident rate occurred on Thursdays, accounting for 15.8 per cent or 588 cases, and the lowest on Sundays, with 386 cases even though the same day topped the highest casualty-to-accident ratios.
The daily time bracket in which most accidents occurred is between 09:00 and 11:59, with 816 cases, or 21.9 per cent of the total. This is followed by the 12:00-14:59 time bracket, with 782 cases (21.0 per cent of total). The least number of accidents occurring daily took place between 03:00 and 05:59 (90 cases or 2.4%).
In the period under review, Birkirkara continued to register the highest rate of traffic accidents, with 318 cases. Hal Qormi and Mosta were next, with 191 and 174 reported accidents respectively.
Annual perspective
In 2015, the total number of recorded accidents totalled 15,504, an increase of 7.1 per cent over 2014. The Northern Harbour region registered the highest number of traffic accidents with 5,819 cases, or 37.5 per cent of the total.
Last year there were 1,711 persons (997 males and 714 females) who suffered injuries due to traffic accidents, of which ten cases (eight males and three females) proved fatal. In 2015, 71.5 per cent of casualties were caused by passenger cars while 18.6 per cent were caused by motorcycles.
The highest number of traffic accidents in 2015 occurred in the locality of Birkirkara totalling
1,187 cases, or 7.7 per cent of the total. Hal Qormi and Marsa were next, with 776 and
749 reported accidents respectively.
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