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Table 1 Base-line characteristics of non-injury crashes, deaths and injuries on the Addis Ababa - Adama/Hawassa main road from 2002-2011

From: Effectiveness of an improved road safety policy in Ethiopia: an interrupted time series study

Characteristics

Number

Percentage (%)

Severity of crashes (n = 4053)

  

 Property damage only crashes

1,880

46.4

 Fatal crashes

1,193

29.4

 Non-fatal crashes

980

24.2

Fatalities and injuries

  

 Fatalities (n = 1,392)

  

 Pedestrians

800

57.5

 Vehicle occupants

445

32

 Drivers

147

10.5

 Injuries (n = 1,749)

  

 Pedestrians

614

35.1

 Vehicle occupants

965

55.2

 Drivers

170

9.7

Types of crashes

  

 Crash with other vehicles

1,645

40.6

 Pedestrian collision

1,335

32.9

 Rollover crash

651

16

 Crash with fixed objects

238

6

 Crash with animals and others

184

4.5

Time of the crash

  

 Day time

2,795

69

 Night time

1,225

31