The number of traffic collisions on Bermuda’s roads is lower so far this year than last year.The news was revealed through statistics issued today by the police. The number of people injured also dropped.The statistics show that up until the end of November, there were 1,684 crashes in total, compared to 1,792 last year.That means there was a drop of just over six percent.There were 760 crashes causing injury up until the end of November, compared to 787 the year before. Meanwhile there were 916 collisions causing damage only — compared to 997 the previous year.Up until the end of last month there had been eight fatal crashes — the same compared to last year. The statistics do not take into account the collision in Hamilton Parish late on Christmas day which claimed the life of 24-year-old Malik Weeks.Although the overall statistics have improved on last year, the number of people who were seriously injured on the Island’s roads increased.A total of 121 people were seriously hurt compared to 103 last year — an increase of almost 15 percent. The number very seriously hurt, who ended up in the Intensive Care Unit, went up from nine last year to 25 this year — an increase of 64 percent.However, the number of people slightly injured dropped, from 800 last year to 737 this year.