Table 2.
Circumstances surrounding road traffic crash
Characteristic Crash victim status |
Number | (%) |
Owner | 6 | (2.0) |
Employee driver | 13 | (4.2) |
Passenger | 145 | (47.2) |
Pedestrian | 101 | (32.9) |
Unspecified | 42 | (13.7) |
Total | 307 | (100) |
Crash vehicle type | ||
Private car | 62 | (20.3) |
Bus | 30 | (9.8) |
Matatu (commuter mini-bus) | 133 | (43.6) |
Lorry | 39 | (12.9) |
Pedal/Motor cycle | 12 | (3.9) |
Unspecified | 29 | (9.5) |
Total | 305 | (100) |
Crash location:- | ||
Highway | 192 | (63.1) |
Urban | 96 | (31.6) |
Other | 16 | (5.3) |
Total | 304 | (100) |
Victim safety belt:- | ||
Applied | 4 | (1.3) |
Not applied | 99 | (32.4) |
Not applicable (not available) | 203 | (66.3) |
Total | 306 | (100) |