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-October
Type of accident Total number of accidents Total Drivers of automobiles Passengers of automobiles Drivers and passengers of light motor cycles Drivers and passengers of other motor cycles Drivers and passengers of mopeds Drivers and passengers of cycles Pedestrians Persons sledging, skiing Others
    Persons injured
Total 6 634 9 510 4 523 2 518  114  504  506  649  598 10 88
A. Rear end collision 1 156 1 960 1 183  603 14 60 60 31 - - 9
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  273  385  167 84 10 49 34 37 - - 4
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 56  106 59 30 2 10 2 3 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  866 1 619  859  550 11 45 48 99 - - 7
E. Turning  402  546  220  117 16 41 78 73 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel  888 1 179  484  214 23 59  131  260 - - 8
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  386  409 12 2 - 4 7 2  382 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  210  227 5 1 - 1 - 6  213 - 1
I. Sledges etc. involved 9 10 - - - - - - - 10 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 892 2 462 1 356  789 28  168 83 17 - - 21
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  250  302 97 55 7 50 48 38 - - 7
L. Other accidents  246  305 81 73 3 17 15 83 3 - 30
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  200  223  108 42 4 26 5 12 23 - 3
A 5 5 3 - - - 2 - - - -
B 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
C 6 6 4 - - 2 - - - - -
D 60 75 46 21 1 4 1 2 - - -
E 5 6 3 1 1 - - 1 - - -
F 13 13 4 1 - 2 - 4 1 - 1
G 12 12 - - - - - - 12 - -
H 9 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 76 81 44 16 2 15 1 2 - - 1
K 5 5 1 - - 2 - 1 - - 1
L 8 10 2 3 - 1 1 2 1 - -

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