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2015

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2015

2,003 crashes reported: 16 fatal, 153 serious-injury, 640 minor-injury and 1,194 non-injury. 18 people killed and 167 seriously injured. 2014: 2,123 crashes. Average of 2010โ€“2014: 2,102 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2015

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2015
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal160.8%
Serious injury1537.6%
Minor injury64032.0%
Non-injury1,19459.6%
All reported crashes2,003100%

Map

Locations in 2015

  • Recorded crashes (darker to brighter = fewer to more in each 5-pixel cell)
  • Cell with at least one fatal or serious-injury crash

Conditions

Road surface

  • Sealed99.6%1,994 crashes
  • Unsealed0.4%9 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun46.0%922 crashes
  • Dark26.1%523 crashes
  • Overcast23.3%466 crashes
  • Twilight4.0%80 crashes
  • Not recorded0.6%12 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine87.2%1,746 crashes
  • Light rain8.9%178 crashes
  • Heavy rain1.8%37 crashes
  • Mist or Fog0.8%17 crashes
  • Snow0.1%2 crashes
  • Not recorded1.1%23 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon87.7%1,756 crashes
  • SUV17.4%349 crashes
  • Van / ute14.1%283 crashes
  • Truck7.7%155 crashes
  • Bicycle6.8%137 crashes
  • Pedestrian4.2%84 crashes
  • Motorcycle4.0%80 crashes
  • Bus1.9%39 crashes

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