Organisation: Department for Infrastructure (NI)
Date uploaded: 11th October 2012
Date published/launched: March 2012
This statistical bulletin provides information on school pupils injured in road traffic collisions whilst travelling to or from school.
collisions whilst travelling to or from school. It gives details of the severity of their injury and their mode of travel. The data used come primarily from the Police
Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) road traffic collision database.
Main findings
• Between 2006 and 2010 five pupils aged 4-18 were killed, 86 were seriously
injured and 685 were slightly injured whilst travelling to or from school.
• Of the 91 pupils killed or seriously injured (KSI), 31 were aged 4-11 and 60
were aged 12-18.
• In both age groups, the highest number of KSI casualties by travel mode was
pedestrians (71% aged 4-11 and 73% aged 12-18).
• Three female pupils and two male pupils were killed whilst travelling to or from
school during 2006-2010. This represents 6% of all road traffic fatalities aged
4-18 years which occurred during this period.
For more information contact:
DOENI Analytical Services