Road traffic accidents by collision type, road type and severity (fatal, serious and slight only)
Published observations with their sources, definitions and missing values.
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Road traffic accidents by collision type on two way streets and severity (fatal, serious and slight only), Island of Mauritius, 2024
Unit: accidents
| Collision type | Fatal | Serious | Slight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head On | 33 (provisional) | 68 (provisional) | 548 (provisional) |
| Rear End | 3 (provisional) | 23 (provisional) | 136 (provisional) |
| Right Angle | 4 (provisional) | 19 (provisional) | 126 (provisional) |
| Side Swipe | 3 (provisional) | 15 (provisional) | 78 (provisional) |
| Ran Off Road | 8 (provisional) | 9 (provisional) | 28 (provisional) |
| Hit Object in Road | 1 (provisional) | 3 (provisional) | 22 (provisional) |
| Hit Object off Road | 10 (provisional) | 22 (provisional) | 72 (provisional) |
| Hit Parked Vehicle | 2 (provisional) | 2 (provisional) | 17 (provisional) |
| Hit Pedestrian | 18 (provisional) | 28 (provisional) | 207 (provisional) |
| Hit Animal | 0 (provisional) | 1 (provisional) | 29 (provisional) |
| Other | 15 (provisional) | 14 (provisional) | 165 (provisional) |
In 2024 (provisional), the largest group of road traffic accidents on the Island of Mauritius was slight head on collisions on two way streets, with 548.
Publication status Provisional: 2024. Later releases may revise these figures.
- These are accidents causing casualties. Non-injury accidents are not included in this breakdown. Counts do not measure risk: exposure to each condition is not supplied.
- Counts as published. No percentage is shown: the tables give every count, and the categories' totals are not published alongside them.
- Coverage 2002Fatal accidents (severity breakdown): a fatal accident is one with a death within 30 days of the accident from 2002; before 2002 the limit was 7 days. The total number of accidents is unaffected.
- Coverage 2004As from August 2004 most non-injury road traffic accidents are reported only to insurance companies, not to the police; no breakdown of non-injury accidents by age group or sex exists.
Publication details
Statistics Mauritius
Digest of Road Transport and Road Accident Statistics - Years 2022, 2023 & 2024
accident tables
Published 25 November 2025 · Retrieved 17 September 2026
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