COD: an occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from diseaseThe summer figures showed three rock climbing fatalities out of a total of 22 deaths in the mountains , of which five were accounted for by illness . Thirteen of the health effects would be due to thyroid cancer fatalities , assuming a 5 per cent fatality rate among a total number of expected thyroid cancers of 250 . In health terms , the car is responsible for 820 hours of life lost through a road traffic accident fatality , and 2,800 hours of life damaged by a road accident . Mr Hillcoat said that there had been no cycling fatalities but in-juries to those under 16 had risen , whereas accidents involving older riders had fallen . Another well-known example from the USA arises from an apparently striking fall in fatalities due to road accidents from one year to the next following a police drive against speeding motorists in Connecticut .