Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 17th August 2012
Date published/launched: August 2012
While there was a 3% drop in total casualties in the first quarter of 2012, KSI casualties among children, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists all increased compared with the same period in 2011.
‘Reported road casualties Great Britain: provisional estimates Q1 2012’, reveals that KSI (killed and seriously injured) casualty numbers for children, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists increased by 9%, 6%, 11% and 6% respectively, when compared to the same period last year.
There was little change in the total number of fatalities and KSIs in the 12 months ending 31 March 2012. While fatalities fell by 1% (from 1,881 to 1,870), the number of KSIs rose by the same percentage (from 24,849 to 25,210).
Overall, for the year ending March 2012, there were 202,980 reported road casualties (slight, serious injuries and fatalities), 3% fewer than for the year ending March 2011. Traffic levels have risen by 0.6% in the period.
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