The final Christmas report from the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) indicates that 26 people died during the 23-25 December Christmas holiday. This is down from 33 deaths over the same period in 2004. 359 were reported injured (last year there were 350 injuries reported). Of the total, 324 were injured in traffic accidents and 35 suffered injuries due to fireworks. Last year, there were 16 injuries caused by fireworks. Most of the deaths were in traffic accidents, 12 died due to knife or gunshot wounds, two adults were killed by stray bullets, and another two died as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.