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 6 783   9 742 4 643 2 534  145  472  561  657  643 10 77
A. Rear end collision 1 209 2 083 1 316  630 11 46 65 13 - - 2
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  241  314  125 71 5 32 31 48 - - 2
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 49 96 51 31 - 5 6 3 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  851 1 526  805  513 13 48 69 74 - - 4
E. Turning  424  602  267  127 15 34 69 88 - - 2
F. Crossing directions of travel  922 1 264  476  253 34 74  134  284 - - 9
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  395  412 12 1 1 2 4 1  391 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  244  273 8 3 1 - 4 9  248 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 9 10 - - - - - - 1 9 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 960 2 566 1 413  796 38  165  100 18 - - 36
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  265  322 90 49 19 49 56 43 - - 16
L. Other accidents  214  274 80 60 8 17 23 76 3 1 6
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  157  172 79 35 5 24 4 5 19 - 1
A 3 3 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 3 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - -
C 3 3 2 - - 1 - - - - -
D 52 63 36 20 1 6 - - - - -
E 6 6 2 - 2 2 - - - - -
F 5 5 1 - - 2 - 2 - - -
G 10 10 - - - - - - 10 - -
H 8 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 62 65 34 15 1 11 3 1 - - -
K 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
L 3 3 1 - - - 1 - - - 1

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