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JIAFM, 2007 - 29(4); ISSN: 0971-0973
The pedestrians were the commonest group of
victims involved in fatal accidents comprising 129
cases (28.7%) out of total 450 cases. Out of 129
pedestrians 108 (83.7%) were males and 21
(16.3%) were females.
Table No 1
Age and Sex Distribution
Age
Pedestrians
group (in
years) Male Female
0-10 21 (19.4) 6(28.6)
11-20 18(16.7) 1 (4.8)
21-30 16(14.8) 2(9.5)
31-40 18(16.7) 0(0)
41-50 10(9.3) 4(19.0)
51-60 10(9.3) 4(19.0)
61-70 13(12.0) 4(19.0)
71-80 1 (0.9) 0(0)
81-90 1 (0.9) 0(0)
91-100 0(0) 0(0)
Total 108 21
In age distribution there were two peaks of incidence
in pedestrians, one at the childhood (20.9 %) and
another for elderly (19.37%).
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