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 8 082     11 517 5 640 2 964  150  478  614  729  838 12 92
A. Rear end collision 1 434 2 445 1 571  731 11 46 70 14 - - 2
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  269  352  144 84 5 32 35 50 - - 2
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 55  107 60 33 - 5 6 3 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents 1 060 1 859 1 033  595 13 51 79 81 - - 7
E. Turning  486  676  296  146 16 35 82  100 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel 1 069 1 473  585  304 35 75  144  321 - - 9
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  534  554 15 1 1 2 4 2  529 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  300  336 13 7 1 - 3 11  301 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 12 12 - - - - - - 1 11 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 2 336 3 050 1 725  943 40  166  110 19 - - 47
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  290  354  108 58 20 49 57 44 - - 18
L. Other accidents  237  299 90 62 8 17 24 84 7 1 6
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  200  223  101 48 6 25 4 7 30 1 1
A 4 4 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - -
B 3 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - -
C 4 4 3 - - 1 - - - - -
D 69 86 51 28 1 6 - - - - -
E 7 7 2 - 2 2 - 1 - - -
F 10 10 2 1 1 3 - 3 - - -
G 17 17 - - - - - - 17 - -
H 12 13 - - - - - - 13 - -
I 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
J 68 73 39 18 1 11 3 1 - - -
K 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
L 3 3 1 - - - 1 - - - 1

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