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2017

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2017

2,224 crashes reported: 17 fatal, 144 serious-injury, 547 minor-injury and 1,516 non-injury. 17 people killed and 162 seriously injured. 2016: 2,251 crashes. Average of 2012โ€“2016: 2,107 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2017

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2017
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal170.8%
Serious injury1446.5%
Minor injury54724.6%
Non-injury1,51668.2%
All reported crashes2,224100%

Map

Locations in 2017

  • 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%2,215 crashes
  • Unsealed0.4%9 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun38.2%849 crashes
  • Overcast29.0%644 crashes
  • Dark27.9%621 crashes
  • Twilight4.9%110 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine81.9%1,822 crashes
  • Light rain12.8%284 crashes
  • Heavy rain3.0%67 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.7%38 crashes
  • Snow0.0%1 crashes
  • Not recorded0.5%12 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon90.2%2,005 crashes
  • Van / ute18.2%404 crashes
  • SUV9.7%216 crashes
  • Bicycle6.8%151 crashes
  • Truck6.3%139 crashes
  • Pedestrian3.3%73 crashes
  • Motorcycle3.2%72 crashes
  • Bus1.3%30 crashes

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