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Road Deaths Australia, Monthly Bulletin; May 2008

Road Deaths Australia is a monthly bulletin presenting the latest fatal road crash data as well as recent historical comparisons. It is produced using monthly data supplied by the eight states and territories.

This month's key figures

  • There was a total of 109 road deaths in May 2008.

    - this is a 19.3 per cent decrease from the May 2007 figure.
  • There have been 582 road deaths in 2008 to the end of May.

    - this is an 13.8 per cent decrease from the same 5 month period in 2007.

Notice: Due to an organisational restructure, Road Safety (and publication of Road Deaths Australia ) is now part of the Infrastructure and Surface Transport Policy Division.

Type: Statistical Data Series

Topics: Fatality

Publication Date: 13/06/08

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