Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury

6   Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by mode of transport and type of accident. January-August
Type of accident Total number of accidents Total Drivers of automobile Passengers of automobile Drivers and passengers of light motor cycle Drivers and passengers of other motor cycle Drivers and passengers of moped Drivers and passengers of cycle Pedestrians Persons sledging, skiing Others
    Persons injured
Total 5 129 7 358 3 523 1 963 80  408  359  485  454 10 76
A. Rear end collision  885 1 483  876  460 12 52 50 25 - - 8
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  209  288  123 61 9 40 23 28 - - 4
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 43 86 52 25 - 8 1 - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  706 1 316  709  439 5 39 35 82 - - 7
E. Turning  306  416  179 92 13 28 49 54 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel  668  887  376  169 12 44 87  192 - - 7
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  291  306 10 1 - 3 4 1  287 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  157  175 4 - - - - 6  164 - 1
I. Sledges etc. involved 9 10 - - - - - - - 10 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 486 1 941 1 062  619 22  142 67 13 - - 16
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  182  222 67 44 5 40 33 27 - - 6
L. Other accidents  187  228 65 53 2 12 10 57 3 - 26
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  158  179 87 35 3 24 2 9 16 - 3
A 3 3 2 - - - 1 - - - -
B 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
C 5 5 4 - - 1 - - - - -
D 45 58 32 19 1 4 1 1 - - -
E 3 4 2 1 1 - - - - - -
F 11 11 4 - - 2 - 4 - - 1
G 12 12 - - - - - - 12 - -
H 3 3 - - - - - - 3 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 65 70 39 13 1 15 - 1 - - 1
K 4 4 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1
L 6 8 2 2 - 1 - 2 1 - -

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