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-September
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
Total 6 132     8 809 4 121 2 377  136  429  579  588  522 15 42
A. Rear end collision 1 094 1 847 1 136  549 17 44 74 24 - - 3
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  242  323  127 74 11 39 40 29 - - 3
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 48 76 41 18 5 7 5 - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  887 1 560  849  505 15 47 67 73 - - 4
E. Turning  416  578  227  135 15 38 79 81 - - 3
F. Crossing directions of travel  853 1 141  424  229 34 53  139  259 - - 3
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  325  341 6 6 - 2 - 5  322 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  194  216 3 1 - 1 4 7  200 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 14 16 1 - - - - - - 15 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 620 2 183 1 143  744 25  138  101 16 - - 16
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  234  284 87 50 10 50 49 33 - - 5
L. Other accidents  205  244 77 66 4 10 21 61 - - 5
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total 174 195 81 46 4 29 7 7 17 - 4
A 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 4 5 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - -
C 6 7 5 2 - - - - - - -
D 66 79 45 21 1 5 3 1 - - 3
E 7 7 - - - 4 2 1 - - -
F 10 11 - - 2 6 1 1 - - 1
G 7 7 - - - - - - 7 - -
H 10 10 - - - - - - 10 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 56 61 30 21 1 9 - - - - -
K 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
L 4 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - - -

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