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Car occupant road casualties in the United Kingdom 2016, by age and severity

Number of car occupant casualties in road accidents in the United Kingdom in 2016, by age and severity

The data displays the number of car occupants killed, seriously injured or slightly injured in Great Britain in 2016 according to their age group. The number of fatal casualties from all ages was relatively low in comparison to the number of people who had been seriously injured as car occupants in road accidents, and that far less than the casualties who sustained slight injuries.

In 2016, 6,729 children aged below 16 were slightly injured in car accidents, while 12,594 adults 60 years old and over sustained slight injuries in car accidents.

Children: 0-15 years 26 375 6729
Young people: 0-17 years 52 637 9026
Adults: 18-59 years 515 6256 76243
60 and over 249 2008 12594