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From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident fatalities in Tasmania decreased by 32.8% from 61 to 41. In 2003, some 39.0% of the state's fatalities occurred in the Mersey-Lyell Region, followed by the Greater Hobart-Southern Region (36.6%) and Northern Region (24.4%)

From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident injuries in Tasmania decreased by 0.3% from 1,843 to 1,837. In 2003, some 48.0% of the state's injuries occurred in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, followed by the Northern Region (28.0%) and then Mersey-Lyell (24.0%).

ROAD-USER FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Tasmanian regions(a)
Region	2001	2002	2003
FATALITIES
Greater Hobart-Southern	29	17	15
Northern	11	16	10
Mersey-Lyell	21	4	16
Tasmania	61	37	41
INJURIES
Greater Hobart-Southern	899	891	882
Northern	503	529	515
Mersey-Lyell	441	423	440
Tasmania	1,843	1,843	1,837
(a) Location of accident.
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.)

FURTHER INFORMATION

Road accident fatalities and injuries by road user type
Road accident fatalities and injuries by location of accident
Motor accident claims

This section contains the following subsection :

Road accident fatalities and injuries by road user type

Road accident fatalities and injuries by location of accident

Motor accident claims

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