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
Total 2 876     4 158 2 149 1 105 42  127  174  202  329 3 27
A. Rear end collision  506  843  558  240 2 13 22 7 - - 1
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  104  141 70 30 2 7 13 18 - - 1
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 26 62 36 26 - - - - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  408  770  436  274 2 10 16 29 - - 3
E. Turning  156  230  118 50 5 8 22 27 - - -
F. Crossing directions of travel  361  507  224  119 13 24 43 80 - - 4
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  206  217 12 1 - - 2 1  201 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  123  136 5 1 - - 1 3  126 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 -
J. Single vehicle off the road  804 1 018  610  305 12 49 29 4 - - 9
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 92  113 42 25 5 14 14 8 - - 5
L. Other accidents 88  119 38 34 1 2 12 25 2 1 4
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total 73 77 35 18 2 8 1 3 10 - -
A 3 3 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 2 2 - - 1 1 - - - - -
C 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
D 26 30 22 8 - - - - - - -
E 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
F 2 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
G 7 7 - - - - - - 7 - -
H 3 3 - - - - - - 3 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 26 26 10 10 1 5 - - - - -
K 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
L 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - -

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