Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, preliminary monthly figures

7 People killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by degree of injury, sex and type of accident. January-November1 2008
type of accident accidents Killed Injured, total Severely injured Slightly injured Degree of injury unspecified
All accidents Fatal accidents Both sexes Females Males Both sexes Females Males Both sexes Females Males Both sexes Females Males Both sexes Females Males
Total 7 212  222  235 52  183 10 363 4 315 6 048  781  249  532 6 783 2 894 3 889 2 799 1 172 1 627
A. Rear end collision 1 214 4 4 3 1 2 112 1 094 1 018 47 18 29 1 307  712  595  758  364  394
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  277 2 2 - 2  376  143  233 25 8 17  242  100  142  109 35 74
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 49 4 4 - 4 93 38 55 7 3 4 62 23 39 24 12 12
D. Other head-on accidents  987 70 76 12 64 1 787  729 1 058  178 53  125 1 140  477  663  469  199  270
E. Turning  458 4 4 - 4  628  249  379 32 12 20  435  171  264  161 66 95
F. Crossing directions of travel  863 12 15 4 11 1 191  499  692 75 28 47  817  338  479  299  133  166
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  467 14 14 7 7  510  284  226 53 28 25  367  203  164 90 53 37
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  277 14 14 4 10  304  148  156 44 17 27  207  109 98 53 22 31
I. Sledges etc. involved 8 - 0 - - 8 3 5 1 1 - 6 2 4 1 - 1
J. Single vehicle off the road 2 091 83 87 19 68 2 741  893 1 848  275 68  207 1 782  592 1 190  684  233  451
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  265 7 7 - 7  310  111  199 19 5 14  218 84  134 73 22 51
L. Other accidents  256 8 8 3 5  303  124  179 25 8 17  200 83  117 78 33 45
1  Preliminary figures.

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