Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, final figures

18 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by road user, area of residence og type of accident. 2011
Vehicle group 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
  People killed or injured
All accidents 2011 6 079 8 531 4 236 2 198  124  375  347  539  619 8 85
Accident type                      
Rear end  983 1 604  971  495 21 43 42 27 - - 5
Other accidents with same direction of travel  288  376  168 86 4 42 32 40 - - 4
Head-on upon overtaking 49 84 44 18 1 11 3 3 - - 4
Other head-on accidents  842 1 528  923  465 14 35 28 58 - - 5
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  347  453  187 91 6 38 48 81 - - 2
Crossing directions of travel  728  986  426  217 24 47 61  203 - - 8
Pedestrian crossing roadway  376  400 6 5 1 - 3 3  382 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  234  263 12 7 2 1 - 3  237 - 1
Sledges etc. involved 8 8 - - - - - - - 8 -
Single vehicle running off the road 1 794 2 345 1 339  735 33  113 65 20 - - 40
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  233  253 86 35 16 32 52 29 - - 3
Other accidents  197  231 74 44 2 13 13 72 - - 13
  People killed
All fatal accidents 2011  158  168 87 32 1 12 4 12 16 - 4
Accident type                      
Rear end 3 3 1 1 - - 1 - - - -
Other accidents with same direction of travel 5 5 2 - - - - 3 - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 3 3 - - - 3 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 62 69 49 13 - 4 - 2 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
Crossing directions of travel 7 7 2 1 - - 1 3 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 6 6 - - - - - - 6 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 10 10 - - - - - - 10 - -
Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - -
Single vehicle running off the road 51 54 30 16 1 3 1 1 - - 2
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 5 5 2 - - - 1 2 - - -
Other accidents 4 4 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1
  People killed or injured
All accidents in densely populated area 2011 2 991 3 942 1 661  828 65  161  250  435  513 6 23
Accident type                      
Rear end  596  924  570  267 13 22 32 17 - - 3
Other accidents with same direction of travel  159  190 84 37 2 18 20 26 - - 3
Head-on upon overtaking 9 13 5 3 - 2 2 1 - - -
Other head-on accidents  280  446  249  110 8 14 23 41 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  243  297  102 50 5 29 38 71 - - 2
Crossing directions of travel  536  715  276  156 21 30 49  178 - - 5
Pedestrian crossing roadway  329  352 3 5 1 - 3 2  338 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  169  190 8 4 - 1 - 2  175 - -
Sledges etc. involved 6 6 - - - - - - - 6 -
Single vehicle running off the road  412  528  287  157 10 24 31 16 - - 3
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  130  137 33 14 4 17 42 24 - - 3
Other accidents  122  144 44 25 1 4 10 57 - - 3
  People killed
All fatal accidents in densely populated area 2011 41 41 14 2 - 3 3 8 11 - -
Accident type                      
Rear end 2 2 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Other accidents with same direction of travel 2 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 9 9 6 1 - 1 - 1 - - -
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
Crossing directions of travel 5 5 1 - - - 1 3 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 6 6 - - - - - - 6 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 5 5 - - - - - - 5 - -
Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - -
Single vehicle running off the road 5 5 5 - - - - - - - -
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 3 3 1 - - - 1 1 - - -
Other accidents 2 2 - 1 - 1 - - - - -
  People killed or injured
All accidents outside densely populated area 2011 2 704 4 105 2 341 1 226 51  190 83 82 78 2 52
Accident type                      
Rear end  345  621  363  214 7 18 10 7 - - 2
Other accidents with same direction of travel  101  139 62 31 2 22 10 11 - - 1
Head-on upon overtaking 38 67 37 14 1 8 1 2 - - 4
Other head-on accidents  523 1 022  637  340 6 18 4 13 - - 4
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 91  144 80 38 1 8 8 9 - - -
Crossing directions of travel  154  219  126 47 1 11 9 22 - - 3
Pedestrian crossing roadway 34 35 - - - - - 1 34 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 45 54 4 3 2 - - - 44 - 1
Sledges etc. involved 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 -
Single vehicle running off the road 1 238 1 633  963  505 19 83 29 3 - - 31
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 80  100 42 20 11 14 9 4 - - -
Other accidents 53 69 27 14 1 8 3 10 - - 6
  People killed
All fatal accidents outside densely populated area 2011  116  126 72 30 1 9 1 4 5 - 4
Accident type                      
Rear end 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
Other accidents with same direction of travel 3 3 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 2 2 - - - 2 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 53 60 43 12 - 3 - 1 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Crossing directions of travel 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway - - - - - - - - - - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 5 5 - - - - - - 5 - -
Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - -
Single vehicle running off the road 45 48 24 16 1 3 1 1 - - 2
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Other accidents 2 2 1 - - - - - - - 1
  People killed or injured
All accidents with unknown type of area of residence 2011  384  484  234  144 8 24 14 22 28 - 10
  People killed
All fatal accidents with unknown type of area of residence 2011 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -

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