Table 28

Casualties

Casualties by mode of transport, severity and age group
Year: 1999

Mode of Transport

Age Group

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

numbers

rates per thousand population

Pedestrian

Children 0 - 15

17

430

1,617

.02

.43

1.60

Young persons 16 - 22

11

120

455

.02

.27

1.01

Adults 23 - 59

32

356

1,105

.01

.14

.42

Older adults

29

235

560

.03

.23

.54

Total⁽¹⁾

89

1,141

3,759

.02

.22

.73

Pedal cycle

Children 0 - 15

1

69

374

-

.07

.37

Young persons 16 - 22

1

24

141

-

.05

.31

Adults 23 - 59

3

85

463

-

.03

.18

Older adults

3

11

38

-

.01

.04

Total⁽¹⁾

8

189

1,017

-

.04

.20

Motor cycle⁽²⁾

Children 0 - 15

-

5

17

-

-

.02

Young persons 16 - 22

3

75

201

.01

.17

.45

Adults 23 - 59

26

339

783

.01

.13

.30

Older adults

1

12

24

-

.01

.02

Total⁽¹⁾

30

431

1,025

.01

.08

.20

Car

Children 0 - 15

6

108

978

.01

.11

.97

Young persons 16 - 22

47

506

2,893

.10

1.12

6.43

Adults 23 - 59

86

1,089

7,752

.03

.42

2.96

Older adults

30

294

1,256

.03

.28

1.20

Total⁽¹⁾

169

1,998

12,887

.03

.39

2.52

Taxi

Children 0 - 15

-

1

16

-

-

.02

Young persons 16 - 22

-

3

35

-

.01

.08

Adults 23 - 59

1

21

239

-

.01

.09

Older adults

-

8

32

-

.01

.03

Total⁽¹⁾

1

33

322

-

.01

.06

Minibus⁽³⁾

Children 0 - 15

1

4

17

-

-

.02

Young persons 16 - 22

-

10

22

-

.02

.05

Adults 23 - 59

-

10

81

-

-

.03

Older adults

-

1

9

-

-

.01

Total⁽¹⁾

1

25

129

-

-

.03

Bus/Coach

Children 0 - 15

-

2

144

-

-

.14

Young persons 16 - 22

-

7

101

-

.02

.22

Adults 23 - 59

1

30

330

-

.01

.13

Older adults

-

44

333

-

.04

.32

Total⁽¹⁾

1

83

920

-

.02

.18

Light goods

Children 0 - 15

-

1

13

-

-

.01

Young persons 16 - 22

-

14

88

-

.03

.20

Adults 23 - 59

6

67

351

-

.03

.13

Older adults

-

4

20

-

-

.02

Total⁽¹⁾

6

86

472

-

.02

.09

Heavy goods

Children 0 - 15

-

1

6

-

-

.01

Young persons 16 - 22

-

5

12

-

.01

.03

Adults 23 - 59

4

48

253

-

.02

.10

Older adults

1

4

10

-

-

.01

Total⁽¹⁾

5

58

281

-

.01

.05

Other⁽³⁾

Children 0 - 15

-

4

11

-

-

.01

Young persons 16 - 22

-

3

17

-

.01

.04

Adults 23 - 59

-

13

128

-

-

.05

Older adults

-

3

8

-

-

.01

Total⁽¹⁾

-

23

164

-

-

.03

Total

Children 0 - 15

25

625

3,193

.02

.62

3.17

Young persons 16 - 22

62

767

3,965

.14

1.70

8.81

Adults 23 - 59

159

2,058

11,485

.06

.79

4.39

Older adults

64

616

2,290

.06

.59

2.19

Total⁽¹⁾

310

4,067

20,976

.06

.79

4.10