Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury

8   Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by group of road-user and group of accidents. 2006
Group of accidents Accidents, total Total Drivers of automobile Passengers of automobile Drivers and passenger of Pedestrians Persons sledging, skiing Other
Light motor cycle Other motor cycle Moped Cycle
    Persons injured
All accidents 2005 8 078 11 214 5 452 2 842  150  473  613  736  851 12 85
2006 7 925 11 126 5 445 2 783  171  477  577  731  867 10 65
                       
Rear end 1 371 2 293 1 453  657 18 67 71 24 - - 3
Other accidents with same direction of travel  306  393  167 73 13 34 43 63 - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 51 90 42 30 3 8 5 2 - - -
Other head-on accidents 1 089 1 869 1 140  534 17 44 45 83 - - 6
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  437  603  244  142 17 50 65 84 - - 1
Crossing directions of travel 1 073 1 446  609  288 45 55  148  293 - - 8
Pedestrian crossing roadway  579  602 12 4 2 3 3 5  573 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  293  316 13 1 2 1 2 6  290 - 1
Sledges etc. involved 12 13 1 1 - - - - 1 10 -
Single vehicle running off the road 2 165 2 843 1 574  936 32  134  102 28 - - 37
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  309  374  111 67 16 63 69 47 - - 1
Other accidents  240  284 79 50 6 18 24 96 3 - 8
                       
    Persons killed
All accidents 2005  201  224  101 48 6 25 4 7 32 - 1
2006  226  242  124 36 2 32 3 8 35 1 1
                       
Ulykkesgruppe                      
A 3 3 - 1 - 2 - - - - -
B 3 3 - - - 2 - 1 - - -
C 5 5 2 1 - 2 - - - - -
D 86 98 69 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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