Transport Department - Figure 5.9 Casualties of passengers by seat occupied by class of vehicle by degree of injury 2001

Class of vehicle	Degree of injury	Seat occupied
Class of vehicle	Degree of injury	Front near-side	Rear
Private car passenger	Fatal	6 (5)	4 (3)
	Serious	135 (130)	162 (137)
	Slight	917 (895)	840 (775)
	Sub-total	1058 (1030)	1006 (915)
Taxi passenger	Fatal	0 (0)	2 (0)
	Serious	8 (8)	56 (43)
	Slight	94 (91)	759 (681)
	Sub-total	102 (99)	817 (724)
Light goods vehicle passenger	Fatal	4 (2)	1 [0]
	Serious	50 (44)	30 [1]
	Slight	300 (267)	193 [8]
	Sub-total	354 (313)	224 [9]
Medium & heavy goods vehicle passenger	Fatal	1 (0)	0 [0]
	Serious	15 (12)	5 [1]
	Slight	31 (29)	30 [3]
	Sub-total	47 (41)	35 [4]
Public light bus passenger	Fatal	0	(0) 1
	Serious	2	(0) 50
	Slight	30	(9) 719
	Sub-total	32	(9) 770
Public bus passenger	Fatal	0	1 ((1))
	Serious	6	172 ((101))
	Slight	45	1720 ((784))
	Sub-total	51	1893 ((886))
Motor cycle passenger	Fatal	0 {0}	5 {5}
	Serious	0 {0}	51 {42}
	Slight	0 {0}	261 {196}
	Sub-total	0 {0}	317 {243}
All vehicle passengers	Fatal	11	14
	Serious	220	562
	Slight	1428	4846
	Total	1659	5422

Notes : (1) Figures in ( ) denote passenger casualties with seat belt worn
(2) Figures in [ ] denote passenger casualties of goods vehicles with proper seat in goods compartment
(3) Figures in (( )) denote standing passenger casualties of public buses
(4) Figures in { } denote passenger casualties of motor cycles with crash helmet worn