Data Dictionary

Field Name Name Type Description Fixed Values
ACCIDENT_NO ACCIDENT_NO CHAR ACCIDENT_NO is the Primary Key for the database to uniquely identify the accident and cannot contain NULL values. First character T indicates TIS incident and characters 2-5 typically represent the year in which the accident created in TIS system and characters 6-11 are a numeric sequencing number
EVENT_SEQ_NO SEQUENCE INTEGER EVENT_SEQ_NO is an integer field that starts with 1 and incremented for more than one event in the same accident. This field cannot contain NULL values.
EVENT_TYPE EVENT TYPE CHAR EVENT_TYPE is a character field indicates type of incident event. This field cannot contain NULL values. 0 Not applicable 1 Rollover on/off carriageway 2 Fell from vehicle 3 Ran off carriageway 4 Mechanical failure 5 Struck by stone/projectile/load 6 Fell in vehicle 8 Other 9 Not known C Collision
EVENT_TYPE_DESC EVENT TYPE DESC VARCHAR Is a descriptive field that indicates type of incident event. This field cannot contain NULL values. 0 Not applicable 1 Rollover on/off carriageway 2 Fell from vehicle 3 Ran off carriageway 4 Mechanical failure 5 Struck by stone/projectile/load 6 Fell in vehicle 8 Other 9 Not known C Collision
VEHICLE_1_ID FIRST PARTICIPANT VEHICLE ID CHAR VEHICLE_1_ID is character field indicates first vehicle involved in the event. Vehicle ID has a letter value assigned to them. This field cannot contain NULL values.
VEHICLE_1_COLL_PT POINT OF COLLISION 1 CHAR VEHICLE_1_COLL_PT is a character field indicates collision point on the vehicle. This field cannot contain NULL values.
VEHICLE 1 COLL PT DESC VEHICLE 1 COLL PT DESC VARCHAR Its a descriptive field that indicates collision point on the vehicle. This field cannot contain NULL values. 0 Towed unit 1 Right front corner 2 Right side (forwards) 3 Right side (rearwards) 4 Right rear corner 5 Left front corner 6 Left side (forwards) 7 Left side (rearwards) 8 Left rear corner 9 Not known or Not Applicable F Front N None R Rear S Sidecar T Top/Roof U Undercarriage
VEHICLE_2_ID SECOND PARTICIPANT VEHICLE ID CHAR VEHICLE_2_ID is character field indicates second vehicle involved in the event. Vehicle ID has a letter value assigned to them. This field cannot contain NULL values
VEHICLE_2_COLL_PT POINT OF COLLISION 2 CHAR VEHICLE_2_COLL_PT is a character field indicates collision point on the vehicle. This field cannot contain NULL values.
VEHICLE 2 COLL PT DESC VEHICLE 2 COLL PT DESC VARCHAR It's a descriptive field that indicates collision point on the vehicle. This field cannot contain NULL values. 0 Towed unit 1 Right front corner 2 Right side (forwards) 3 Right side (rearwards) 4 Right rear corner 5 Left front corner 6 Left side (forwards) 7 Left side (rearwards) 8 Left rear corner 9 Not known or Not Applicable F Front N None R Rear S Sidecar T Top/Roof U
PERSON_ID PERSON_ID CHAR Uniquely identifies each person involved in the accident. Persons who are drivers of a vehicle have a letter value assigned to them and persons who are not drivers have a numerical value assigned to them.
OBJECT_TYPE OBJECT TYPE CHAR OBJECT_TYPE is a character field that identifies object involved in the specific accident event. This field cannot contain NULL values. 1 Pole (telephone/electricity) 2 Tree (shrub/scrub) 3 Fence/Wall (including gates) 17 Traffic island
OBJECT_TYPE_DESC OBJECT TYPE DESC VARCHAR It's a descriptive field that identifies object involved in the specific accident event. This field cannot contain NULL values. 1 Pole (telephone/electricity) 2 Tree (shrub/scrub) 3 Fence/Wall (including gates) 17 Traffic island

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Data last updated 9 June 2026
Metadata last updated 9 June 2026
Created 11 August 2025
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Ckan urlhttps://discover.data.vic.gov.au
Dataset last updated date3 days ago
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Edc syncTrue
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Open dataset titleAccident Event
Original urlhttps://opendata.transport.vic.gov.au/dataset/bb77800e-1857-4edc-bf9e-e188437a1c8e/resource/a75c1a99-7d30-4b39-b96d-fec3bf62ff3f/download/accident_event.csv
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Period end2025-10-31
Period start2012-01-01
Position6
Publication date14 years ago
Resource ida75c1a99-7d30-4b39-b96d-fec3bf62ff3f
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Stateactive
Task created2026-06-08 16:09:17.022703
File size (bytes) 26.1 MB
Temporal Coverage Start 1 January 2012
Temporal Coverage End 31 October 2025