In terms of total road accident fatalities and injuries in the Mersey-Lyell Region, Burnie local government area recorded the highest figure for 2003 (90), followed by Central Coast (75), Devonport (67) and Waratah/Wynyard (67).

ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Mersey-Lyell Region(a)
	Fatalities		Injuries		Total
	2002	2003	2002	2003	2002	2003
Local government area	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Burnie	-	1	79	89	79	90
Central Coast	1	3	53	72	54	75
Circular Head	-	1	36	50	36	51
Devonport	1	3	70	64	71	67
Kentish	-	1	17	26	17	27
King Island	-	-	12	6	12	6
Latrobe	1	3	41	38	42	41
Waratah/Wynyard	-	4	71	63	71	67
West Coast	2	-	44	32	46	32
Total	5	16	423	440	428	456
- nil or rounded to zero (a) Location of accident.
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.)