In this Basic Fact Sheet, "single vehicle accident" or single vehicle collision is a type of road traffic accident in which only one vehicle and no other road user is involved. Run-off-road collisions, collisions with fallen rocks or debris in the road, rollover crashes within the roadway and collisions with animals are included in this category. More than 106.000 persons were killed in single vehicle accidents, in 16 European Union countries within the decade 1999 - 2008. This number represents one third of all traffic accident fatalities in those countries (33%). The number of people killed in single vehicle accidents in 2008 was 35% less than in 1999. The total number of fatalities also fell by 34% in the 16 European Union countries over the same period. (Author/publisher)
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