Title: Road traffic accidents and casualties 

Description: The data on accidents refer to all road accidents reported to police stations and to insurance companies from this report. 

Source: https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Statistics/ESI/Transport/RT_RTA_Yr21.aspx

Tags/Topics: accident,vehicles, fatality, injuries

Note:
1.Accidents exclude accidents involving bicycles only or bicycle and pedestrian. 

2.Fatality index is the number of fatalities per 100 casualties.

3.blank cells shows data not available

4.In sub category "Population" - means Rate per 100,000 population

5.In sub category "Registered motor vehicles" - means Rate per 1,000 registered motor vehicles

6.A road traffic accident is an accident between two or more vehicles, a vehicle and a cyclist, a vehicle and a pedestrian, a vehicle and a fixed object such as a bridge, building, tree, post, etc, or a single vehicle that overturned on or near a public road.

7.Fatality - Any person killed during an accident, or within 30 days as a result of an accident is referred to as a fatality.

8.Fatal accident - an accident resulting in the death of one or more persons. Prior to 2002, a fatal accident was defined as an accident where deaths occurred within 7 days. As from 2002, a fatal accident is defined as an accident where deaths occurred within 30 days. 

9.Serious injury accident - An accident in which one or more persons are seriously injured.

10.Slight injury accident - An accident in which one or more persons are slightly injured.

11.Non injury accident - An accident in which no one is killed or injured but which results in damage to the vehicle/s and/or other property only.

12.Injury definition
(i) As from January 2013:
(a) Serious Injury - An injury for which a person is admitted to hospital as an "in-patient" for more than 24 hours.
(b) Slight Injury - An injury for which a person has received medical care but has not been admitted to hospital for more than 24 hours. 

(ii) Prior to January 2013:
(a) Serious Injury - An injury for which a person is detained in hospital as an "in-patient" or any of the following injuries (whether or not he is detained in hospital): fractures, concussions, internal injuries, severe cuts and lacerations, crushing and severe general shock requiring medical treatment.
(b) Slight Injury - An injury of minor character such as a sprain, bruise and cut not judged to be severe.

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