Reported road casualties in Great Britain: July to September 2014
Personal injury accident statistics in the year ending September 2014 on public roads in Great Britain.
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In reported road traffic accidents for the year ending September 2014:
- road deaths increased by 1% compared to the year ending September 2013, to 1,730
- there were 24,360 killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties, a 4% increase compared with the previous year
- there were 192,910 reported road casualties of all severities, 5% higher than the 184,087 for the year ending September 2013
- motor traffic levels rose by 2% compared with the 12 month period ending September 2013. The overall casualty rate per vehicle mile increased by 3% for the same period
Between July and September 2014:
- there were 450 road deaths, a 4% decrease from the same quarter in 2013
- KSI casualties decreased by 2% to 6,450 whereas slightly injured casualties remained unchanged from the same quarter in 2013
The quarterly provisional estimates series provides in year estimates of personal injury road accidents and their casualties. These are published to allow emerging trends to be monitored between the publications of annual figures.
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