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-May
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 2 960 4 318 2 204 1 216 49  124  183  207  294 11 30
A. Rear end collision  540  897  577  263 4 11 32 6 - - 4
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction 91  128 64 31 4 11 9 9 - - -
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 24 41 28 11 - 1 1 - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  498  903  531  305 6 15 17 25 - - 4
E. Turning  179  250  119 63 6 11 24 25 - - 2
F. Crossing directions of travel  387  548  255  126 14 18 40 94 - - 1
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  191  195 3 1 - 1 - -  190 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  105  111 3 - - - 3 1  104 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 10 12 1 - - - - - - 11 -
J. Single vehicle off the road  724  971  538  343 11 36 26 7 - - 10
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  106  129 43 26 3 16 21 17 - - 3
L. Other accidents  105  133 42 47 1 4 10 23 - - 6
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total 88  102 45 27 1 7 2 4 13 - 3
A 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
B 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
C 3 3 2 1 - - - - - - -
D 41 53 30 18 1 - 1 - - - 3
E 3 3 - - - 3 - - - - -
F 4 4 - - - 1 1 2 - - -
G 5 5 - - - - - - 5 - -
H 8 8 - - - - - - 8 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 19 21 13 7 - 1 - - - - -
K - - - - - - - - - - -
L 3 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - -

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