Table 5 Causes of RTCs and types of car involved in road traffic collision between Akaki and Adama, central Ethiopia from July 2007 to June2012
From: Magnitude of, trends in, and associated factors of road traffic collision in central Ethiopia
Variables | Fatal | Nonfatal | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | p-value |
Causes of collision (2311) | Â | Â | Â |
  Careless driving | 51 (13.1) | 522 (27.1) | < 0.001 |
  Over speeding | 185 (47.8) | 651 (33.9) |  |
  Failure to give priority | 101 (26) | 406 (21.1) |  |
  Vehicle defect | 10 (2.6) | 10 (0.5) |  |
  Road problem | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) |  |
  Pedestrian error | 1 (0.3) | 6 (0.3) |  |
  Follow too closely | 13 (3.3) | 249 (12.9) |  |
  Unidentified causes | 22 (5.7) | 45 (2.3) |  |
  Others* | 5 (1.3) | 29 (1.5) |  |
Type of vehicle (2185) | Â | Â | Â |
  Cycle/motor cycle/ Bajaj | 24 (6.6) | 146 (8) | 0.201 |
  Minibus | 55 (15) | 264 (14.5) |  |
  Bus | 19 (5.2) | 87 (4.8) |  |
  Isuzu (people) | 19 (5.2) | 72 (4) |  |
  Automobiles | 36 (9.8) | 181 (10) |  |
  Trucks | 89 (24.3) | 516 (28.4) |  |
  Isuzu (loading) | 85 (23.2) | 315 (17.3) |  |
  Pick up and Toyota | 27 (7.4) | 172 (9.5) |  |
  Land cruiser | 7 (1.9) | 48 (2.6) |  |
  Others** | 5 (1.3) | 18 (1) |  |