Section 1 Ratio of Crossing Collisions among All Accidents
  Traffic accident statistics show that 233,177 crossing collisions (involving casualties) took place in 2006, representing approximately 26% of all traffic accidents resulting in death or injury. While crossing collisions have declined in number since 2004, they are still the second most frequent accidents, after rear-end collisions. (Figs. 1 and 2)

Fig. 1 Trend in the Number of Traffic Accidents by Type (involving casualties)

Fig. 2 Number of Accidents by Type (involving casualties; 2006)
  Crossing collisions that inflicted death and serious injury totaled 17,797 cases, accounting for the largest proportion, 26%, of all serious traffic accidents, even though the number itself has been falling since 2000. (Figs. 3 and 4)

  As can be seen, crossing collisions are one of the most dangerous types of accidents, causing more fatalities and serious injuries than any other type.

Fig. 3 Trend in the Number of Serious Accidents (involving death and/or serious injury) by Type

Fig. 4 Number of Serious Accidents by Type (2006)

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