The number of reported traffic accidents in the third quarter of last year reached 3,727, an increase of 95 cases (2.6%) over the corresponding quarter in 2014. Increases were recorded in most districts, the biggest percentage increase (24.3 per cent) being in the Western region. The Northern Harbour region registered the most accidents - 1,450 cases, or 38.9 per cent of the total, but there was a decrease of 10% in the south harbour region and almost 4% in Gozo. 429 traffic casualties including three fatalities - all pedestrians - were reported. 254 of the casualties involved drivers. 217 injuries in this group were slight and another 37 were reported as grievous. During this period 32 other persons (Five passengers and 27 pedestrians) suffered grievous injuries, while 140 (81 passengers and 59 pedestrians) were slightly injured. The injuries suffered by three pedestrians proved fatal. On a gender basis, slightly-injured persons in the fourth quarter of 2015 numbered 357: 198 men and 159 women. Grievously-injured persons totalled 69, the majority being men . The fatalities in the quarter involved two men and one woman. The majority of casualties were in the 25-39 age...
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