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 accident type. January-August 20091
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 4 478  122  140 29  111    6 516 2 718     3 798  495  161  334     4 378 1 883    2 495    1 643  674     969
A. Rear end collision  730 3 3 - 3 1 301  649  652 25 10 15  864  446  418  412  193  219
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  191 - - - -  268  115  153 12 5 7  167 72 95 89 38 51
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 33 2 2 - 2 51 15 36 6 1 5 40 13 27 5 1 4
D. Other head-on accidents  673 38 52 14 38 1 276  549  727  154 56 98  829  355  474  293  138  155
E. Turning  231 3 3 1 2  328  142  186 21 5 16  212 94  118 95 43 52
F. Crossing directions of travel  537 4 5 4 1  731  289  442 32 7 25  540  214  326  159 68 91
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  234 7 7 5 2  256  151  105 26 17 9  191  114 77 39 20 19
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  167 8 8 2 6  200 94  106 21 11 10  135 68 67 44 15 29
I. Sledges etc. involved 9 1 1 - 1 8 1 7 1 - 1 6 1 5 1 - 1
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 322 51 54 3 51 1 678  548 1 130  163 37  126 1 110  389  721  405  122  283
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  184 2 2 - 2  215 79  136 22 8 14  149 59 90 44 12 32
L. Other accidents  167 3 3 - 3  204 86  118 12 4 8  135 58 77 57 24 33
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