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-August
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 5 240 7 585 3 547 2 065 99  381  426  504  501 8 54
A. Rear end collision  913 1 580  967  508 7 36 51 10 - - 1
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  194  252  101 58 4 22 27 38 - - 2
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 41 86 46 30 - 4 4 2 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  672 1 243  641  437 9 42 52 59 - - 3
E. Turning  308  439  192 97 11 25 47 66 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel  708  978  364  203 24 59  101  220 - - 7
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  302  315 12 1 - 1 3 1  297 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  196  218 5 3 1 - 1 8  200 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 7 8 - - - - - - 1 7 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 538 2 021 1 095  641 30  137 83 12 - - 23
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  207  250 68 40 8 43 42 35 - - 14
L. Other accidents  154  195 56 47 5 12 15 53 3 1 3
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  127  139 61 30 3 19 4 5 16 - 1
A 3 3 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 3 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - -
C 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - - -
D 42 51 32 17 1 1 - - - - -
E 4 4 2 - - 2 - - - - -
F 5 5 - - - 3 - 2 - - -
G 9 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
H 6 7 - - - - - - 7 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 49 51 23 13 1 10 3 1 - - -
K 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
L 2 2 - - - - 1 - - - 1

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