Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, final figures

13 Accidents involving lorries. Persons killed or injured, by type of accident. 2005-2008
Type of accident Accidents, total Persons injured Persons killed
2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total  258  262  297  254  360  319  411  342 34 45 37 25
A. Rear end collision 61 37 48 43  115 59  100 73 1 1 1 1
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction 23 34 46 34 33 43 55 44 - 1 6 -
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 - - 1 1
D. Other head-on accidents 88 91 89 73  119  116  132 99 22 36 27 18
E. Turning 2 11 10 13 3 13 13 20 1 - - -
F. Crossing directions of travel 13 14 15 12 14 10 17 21 2 4 - -
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 - 1 2 -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway - 4 3 2 - 4 3 2 - - - -
I. Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - - -
J. Single vehicle off the road 57 60 64 61 61 63 67 67 8 2 - 4
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 3 3 4 1 3 4 5 - - - - 1
L. Other accidents 8 4 12 9 9 4 15 10 - - - -

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