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The guardian responsible for any household members below the age of 15\u2005years involved in an RTI within the previous 12\u2005months received an in-depth questionnaire. Demographics, incident characteristics, medical attention, injuries and disability days were noted. These are described and compared with injury severity and age-specific tendencies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>5128 children were interviewed in 60 clusters. Of them, 172 were involved in an RTI within the previous 12\u2005months. This resulted in a rate of 34 RTI\/1000 person-years, and 43 RTI\/1000 person-years in the 5\u201314-year-old age group. RTI involving a mini-bus taxi, as a pedestrian, correlated with a disability of greater than 30\u2005days, as did fractures. 35.8% of injuries occurred at sunset. Most RTI occurred on a highway and involved the lower extremities. 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