Executive Summary
In March 2010, a provisional number of 1,246 casualties resulting from 699 crashes were reported by the participating hospitals, health centres, and traffic police departments in the 24 reporting provinces. Among them, 141 were fatalities and 514 were severely injured. 1,079 vehicles were involved in those crashes. Compared to March 2009, the number of fatalities decreased by 18%.
The highest number of casualties in March 2010 was in Kampong Cham province (159 casualties).
In Phnom Penh, only Kuntha Bopha1 and traffic police reported to RCVIS with total casualties of 96. Among them, 15 died and 40 were severely injured.
139 motorbike casualties wearing a helmet at the time of crashes. This number decreased by 30% compared to February 2010. 35% of them were farmers, followed by students (14%). The highest number of casualties that wearing a helmet was observed in Kandal province. The helmet wearing rates among casualties kept reduced during the last 6 months.
Key findings:
General
- The main cause of crashes was speeding which contributed to more than 55% of the total fatalities in this month.
- Almost half of casualties were farmers (43%), a significant increase during the last 6 months.
- Head-on collision represented 29% of fatal crashes, followed by right-angle and rear-end (16% and 13% respectively).
- During the first three months of the year, there were 4,234 casualties (include 482 fatalities) resulting from 2,293 crashes with 3,514 vehicles involved. The highest number of casualties was observed in Siem Reap province (445).
Asian Highways:
- 45% of fatalities were injured along the Asian highway network. Compared to February 2010, the total number of fatalities increased by 7%, a significant increase was observed at NR.4 (from 11 to 15 deaths).
