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TABLE No. 9. —MOTOR ACCIDENTS CAUSING DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY. Table showing Analysis of Various Data relating to Motor Accidents tn the Dominion DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1938. 1. Number of Accidents. (a) Classified according to severity of injury— Involving fatalities .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 229 Involving serious injury . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 955 Involving minor injury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,878 Total, accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,062 (b) Classified according to type of accident — Collisions — Between two or more motor-vehicles .. . . .. .. 1,351 Between motor-vehicle and bicycle .. .. . . . . .. .. 989 Between motor-vehicle and pedestrian . . . . .. .. .. 841 Between motor-vehicle and fixed object . . . . . . .. .. 275 Between motor-vehicle and animal or horse-vehicle .. .. .. .. 50 Between motor-vehicle and railway train . . . . .. .. . , 32 Between motor-vehicle and tram .. . . .. .. .. . . 22 Other collisions .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. 34 Total, collisions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,594 No collisions — Drove ofi road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 Ran down declivity . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Fell into river, sea, &c. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 25 Overturned on roadway .. .... .. .. .. .. 138 Person fell from vehicle .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 55 Other . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 12 Total, non-collisions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 Total, accidents .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 4,062 (c) Classified according to hour of accident— Midnight to 1 a.m. . . . . .. .. .. ' .. .. .. 91 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. . . .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 22 4 a.m. to 5 a.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. . . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. 14 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 26 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . 153 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. . . . . .*. .. .. .. .. .. 134 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . 134 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 181 11 a.m. to noon . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. 186 Noon to 1 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 218 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 398 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 474 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. . . .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. 355 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . 366 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 138 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135 11 p.m. to midnight .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 Total, accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,062

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