Dataset: Traffic accidents DATA on urban roads in the city of San Juan de Pasto in Southwestern Colombia

This dataset contains on traffic accidents data that occurred in the city of San Juan de Pasto, department of Nariño, in the southwest of Colombia. The data presented covers a period of 30 consecutive months between the years 2017 to 2019, which are available in a partial way and in different documents on the government website of Open Data in Colombia. For the organization of accident data, the most relevant variables were considered, including: the date of occurrence of the accidents (month and year), the number of injured and deaths in accidents, the number and type of accidents, the classification of the victim involved in the accidents, the type of vehicle and the time intervals, during the day, where the accidents occurred. Additionally, the calculation of morbidity, mortality and fatality rates, determined from part of the information collected, is presented. The accident dataset helps to know the accident conditions of a region and inquire about possible causes of them, in order to implement actions and mechanisms that guarantee the proper functioning of the traffic flow, in order to provide users of the system a greater degree of safety in their trips, preserving their lives and reducing material damage.