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-December
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 8 261 11 910 5 791 3 171  164  467  708  698  833 17 61
A. Rear end collision 1 472 2 517 1 601  731 21 48 83 27 - - 6
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  315  415  172 90 12 43 58 36 - - 4
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 65  108 65 24 5 7 7 - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents 1 215 2 157 1 238  683 20 53 72 83 - - 8
E. Turning  528  742  301  181 20 44 93  100 - - 3
F. Crossing directions of travel 1 120 1 509  602  317 41 55  187  304 - - 3
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  544  574 12 6 1 2 1 6  546 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  279  313 8 3 - 1 7 7  287 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 16 18 1 - - - - - - 17 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 2 149 2 887 1 563  997 27  150  112 16 - - 22
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  293  350  119 58 11 53 59 42 - - 8
L. Other accidents  265  320  109 81 6 11 29 77 - - 7
    Persons killed
Total  228  258  120 60 4 29 8 10 23 - 4
A 4 4 1 - - 1 1 1 - - -
B 5 6 2 1 - 1 1 1 - - -
C 6 7 5 2 - - - - - - -
D 87  105 65 27 1 5 3 1 - - 3
E 8 8 - - - 4 2 2 - - -
F 13 14 2 - 2 6 1 2 - - 1
G 13 13 - - - - - - 13 - -
H 10 10 - - - - - - 10 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 74 83 44 28 1 9 - 1 - - -
K 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
L 6 6 1 2 - 2 - 1 - - -

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