road accidents, 2015
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What were the top 10 causes of fatal or serious road accidents in
Wales during 2015?
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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There were 5,543 road accidents involving personal injury recorded by the police
105 people were killed
1,081 people were seriously injured (referred to hospital)
These accidents had a personal–injury reported to the police
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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Overall – in Wales the number of road accidents and casualties is decreasing, whilst the volume of traffic on roads is increasing
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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These statistics refer only to accidents where a casualty was killed or seriously injured.
Police officers on scene at the time of the accident identify possible causes.
The 10 most common causes were…
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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10. Exceeding the speed limit
9. Pedestrians failing to look properly
8. Driver/ rider impaired by alcohol
30
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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7. Travelling too fast for conditions
6. Road layout
5. Driver/ rider was careless, reckless or in a hurry 12
6
39
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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4. Poor turn or manoeuvre
3.Driver/ rider failing to judge other person’s path or speed
2. Loss of control
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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The most common cause of road accidents in Wales is…
1. Driver or rider failing to look properly
Source: Statistical Services, Welsh Government, June 2016
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Want to know more?For more analysis see our release, Police recorded road casualties, 2015:http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/police-recorded-road-casualties
Other Welsh transport statistics publications:http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/?topic=Transport
To access the underlying data on StatsWales:https://statswales.gov.wales
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