Victorian Crash Data Analysis 2023
Data for this analysis was extracted from the Road Crash Information System (RCIS) in March 2023.
- Data is limited to fatal and serious injury crashes from 2014 – 2021. Data beyond 2021 is unavailable due to incompleteness of serious injury crashes in RCIS.
- These analyses were limited to crashes in which a pedestrian was killed or seriously injured in a collision with one of the following vehicle types:
- Heavy Vehicle (Rigid) > 4.5 Tonnes
- Prime Mover – Single Trailer
- Prime Mover (No of Trailers Unknown) o Prime Mover B-Double
- Prime Mover B-Triple
- Prime Mover Only
- Rigid Truck (Weight Unknown)
Data is limited to ABS code A crashes whereby it meets the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) criteria. This excludes:
- crashes caused by deliberate intent (attempted or completed suicide or homicide)
- crashes that occur outside the road reserve
- fatalities where the primary cause of death or injury was medical or natural causes rather than the movement of a vehicle
- fatalities that occur more than 30 days after the crash.