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As part of our continued focus on pedestrian safety, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP have committed to releasing a monthly vehicle/pedestrian collision report to provide police and citizens with more contextual information on this issue.
During the month of June, there were 15 vehicle/pedestrian collisions in Halifax; they all took place in HRP jurisdiction. Year over year, this represents a decrease from the 19 incidents reported in June of 2014. For the first six months of the year pedestrian/vehicle collisions decreased 22 per cent year over year.
Fifty-one per cent (44) of vehicle/pedestrian collisions reported between January 1 and June 30 of 2015 occurred in crosswalks, compared to 65 per cent (73) in 2014. Of the 88 pedestrians involved:
• 25 reported no injury
• 44 experienced minor injuries
• 11 experienced moderate injuries
• 2 passed away as a result of the collision
• 6 did not report their injuries to police
The full monthly report is available online at:
http://www.halifax.ca/police/documents/June2015VehPedReport.pdf