**** HRP Media Release

September vehicle/pedestrian collision statistics

Halifax Regional Police (HRP) and Halifax District RCMP release a monthly vehicle/pedestrian collision report to provide police and citizens with more contextual information on this issue.

A total of 159 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions have been reported from January to September 2019 in Halifax Regional Municipality. Of the total collisions, 54 involved a bicycle or a scooter. The remaining 105 incidents were vehicle/pedestrian collisions, with 109 pedestrian victims. This represents a decrease of fifteen incidents over the same time period in 2018.

Of the 105 incidents involving pedestrians in reported collisions in 2019, there were:

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3 fatality
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 5 experienced major injuries
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 24 experienced moderate injuries
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 40 experienced minor injuries
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 35 experienced no injuries
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2 unknown

Read the full report