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
Total 7 829     11 173 5 517 2 774  172  478  571  725  859 10 67
A. Rear end collision 1 359 2 341 1 496  663 18 67 70 24 - - 3
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  303  407  177 77 13 34 43 63 - - -
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 51 93 45 30 3 8 5 2 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents 1 074 1 868 1 146  528 17 44 45 82 - - 6
E. Turning  433  611  253  142 18 51 64 82 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel 1 064 1 454  618  288 45 55  147  291 - - 10
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  575  605 18 4 3 3 3 5  569 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  288  314 15 1 2 1 2 6  286 - 1
I. Sledges etc. involved 12 13 1 1 - - - - 1 10 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 2 125 2 809 1 557  921 31  135  100 28 - - 37
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  306  371  109 69 16 62 68 46 - - 1
L. Other accidents  239  287 82 50 6 18 24 96 3 - 8
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  228  244  126 36 2 32 3 8 35 1 1
A 3 3 - 1 - 2 - - - - -
B 3 3 - - - 2 - 1 - - -
C 5 5 2 1 - 2 - - - - -
D 88  100 71 21 1 6 - 1 - - -
E 4 4 - - 1 2 1 - - - -
F 14 15 4 1 - 3 1 5 - - 1
G 17 17 - - - - - - 17 - -
H 18 18 - - - - - - 18 - -
I 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
J 69 72 46 12 - 13 1 - - - -
K 5 5 3 - - 2 - - - - -
L 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - -

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