Transport Department - Figure 5.9 Casualties of passengers by seat occupied by class of vehicle by degree of injury 2004

Class of vehicle	Degree of injury	Seat occupied
Class of vehicle	Degree of injury	Front near-side	Rear
Private car passenger	Fatal	2 (1)	7 (6)
	Serious	83 (78)	83 (76)
	Slight	714(696)	667 (631)
	Sub-total	799(775)	757 (713)
Taxi passenger	Fatal	0 (0)	1 (0)
	Serious	11 (11)	58 (55)
	Slight	69 (66)	707 (649)
	Sub-total	80 (77)	766 (704)
Light goods vehicle passenger	Fatal	3 (0)	0 [0]
	Serious	34 (32)	22 [0]
	Slight	251 (239)	167 [2]
	Sub-total	288 (271)	189 [2]
Medium & heavy goods vehicle passenger	Fatal	0 (0)	0 [0]
	Serious	12 (10)	0 [0]
	Slight	38 (36)	18 [0]
	Sub-total	50 (46)	18 [0]
Public light bus passenger	Fatal	0 (0)	2 (0)
	Serious	4 (0)	64 (12)
	Slight	33 (15)	726 (189)
	Sub-total	37 (15)	792 (201)
Public bus passenger	Fatal	0	4 ((2))
	Serious	4	179 ((89))
	Slight	40	1923 ((810))
	Sub-total	44	2106 ((901))
Motor cycle passenger	Fatal	-	0 {0}
	Serious	-	29 {28}
	Slight	-	221 {217}
	Sub-total	-	250 {245}
All vehicle passengers	Fatal	5	14
	Serious	148	445
	Slight	1157	4694
	Total	1310	5153

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