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
Total 6 922     9 929 4 688 2 628  160  461  665  646  619 15 47
A. Rear end collision 1 248 2 122 1 327  618 20 48 79 27 - - 3
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  280  370  145 82 12 43 55 30 - - 3
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 55 88 51 19 5 7 6 - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  969 1 699  942  534 19 51 71 78 - - 4
E. Turning  466  651  252  154 19 42 87 94 - - 3
F. Crossing directions of travel  962 1 284  476  256 40 55  170  284 - - 3
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  387  410 11 6 1 2 - 5  385 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  229  254 4 2 - 1 6 7  234 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 14 16 1 - - - - - - 15 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 826 2 448 1 297  829 27  149  111 16 - - 19
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  257  312 96 55 11 52 54 38 - - 6
L. Other accidents  229  275 86 73 6 11 26 67 - - 6
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  192  215 92 51 4 29 7 9 19 - 4
A 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 5 6 2 1 - 1 1 1 - - -
C 6 7 5 2 - - - - - - -
D 70 84 49 22 1 5 3 1 - - 3
E 7 7 - - - 4 2 1 - - -
F 11 12 - - 2 6 1 2 - - 1
G 8 8 - - - - - - 8 - -
H 11 11 - - - - - - 11 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 66 72 36 25 1 9 - 1 - - -
K 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
L 4 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - - -

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