Number of Road Traffic Accidents 2018-21

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Dear Transport Department,

Could you please advise the number of road traffic accidents that have occurred by month for the years 2018 until October 2021. Please also advise number of fatalities.

Many thanks

Yours faithfully,

Allyson van de Pol

Transport Department

23/11/2021

Subject:Freedom of Information request - Number of Road Traffic Accidents 2018-21 (Case Ref: 3-6984839030)

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Dorothy Shuk Kwan CHIM, Transport Department

Dear Mr/Ms Allyson van de Pol,

I refer to your email dated 22.11.2021.  Our reply is as follows.

The number of traffic accidents and killed casualties in Hong Kong (Jan
2018 – Oct 2021) is shown below -

Year
2018 2019 2020 2021
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
Month Accidents Killed Accidents Killed Accidents Killed Accidents^# Killed
Casualties Casualties Casualties Casualties^#
Jan 1 385 9 1 394 12 1 387 15 1 361 7
Feb 1 130 26 1 143 6 946 9 1 346 9
Mar 1 279 11 1 365 8 1 202 8 1 435 6
Apr 1 279 10 1 245 13 1 026 5 1 468 6
May 1 323 11 1 416 5 1 299 10 1 580 4
Jun 1 334 12 1 367 8 1 453 9 1 466 8
Jul 1 397 7 1 359 5 1 300 9 1 470 8
Aug 1 419 10 1 314 10 1 158 9 1 441 12
Sep 1 271 10 1 329 9 1 346 4 1 432 11
Oct 1 439 6 1 364 10 1 503 5 1 269 13
Nov 1 375 12 1 367 11 1 395 5 - -
Dec 1 304 11 1 439 16 1 283 9 - -
Total 15 935 135 16 102 113 15 298 97 14 268 84

^#Provisional Figures

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Dorothy Chim
for Commissioner for Transport

From:        "Allyson van de Pol" <[FOI #890 email]>
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Date:        22.11.2021 18:29
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Number of Road Traffic
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Dear Transport Department,

Could you please advise the number of road traffic accidents that have
occurred by month for the years 2018 until October 2021. Please also
advise number of fatalities.

Many thanks

Yours faithfully,

Allyson van de Pol

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Dear Dorothy Shuk Kwan CHIM,

I cannot understand your data, can you please put the figures in a spreadsheet?

Thank you!

Yours sincerely,

Allyson van de Pol

Dorothy Shuk Kwan CHIM, Transport Department

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Dear Mr/Ms Allyson van de Pol,

I refer to your email dated 3.12.2021.  Further to our reply on
25.11.2021, the number of traffic accidents and killed casualties in Hong
Kong (Jan 2018 – Oct 2021) is re-provided in the Appendix.

If you have any enquiries, please contact our Mr Stephen Wong, Engineer
1/Road Safety 2 at 3842 6209.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Dorothy Chim
for Commissioner for Transport

From:        Allyson van de Pol <[FOI #890 email]>
To:        Dorothy Shuk Kwan CHIM <[email address]>
Date:        03.12.2021 15:24
Subject:        Re: Request for Access to Information (No. 361/21)
       

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Dear Dorothy Shuk Kwan CHIM,

I cannot understand your data, can you please put the figures in a
spreadsheet?

Thank you!

Yours sincerely,

Allyson van de Pol

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