Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury

5   Accidents involving lorries. Persons killed or injured, by type of accident. 2002-2006
Type of accident Accidents, total Persons injured Persons killed
2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total  252  269  258  262  327  373  360  319 36 23 34 45
A. Rear end collision 32 54 61 37 54  100  115 59 1 - 1 1
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction 38 38 23 34 54 47 33 43 - 3 - 1
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 1 9 2 2 1 9 2 2 - 2 - -
D. Other head-on accidents 88 72 88 91  114  104  119  116 26 11 22 36
E. Turning 9 13 2 11 11 13 3 13 - 1 1 -
F. Crossing directions of travel 6 17 13 14 10 26 14 10 1 2 2 4
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 - - 1
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway 3 3 - 4 3 3 - 4 - - - -
I. Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - - -
J. Single vehicle off the road 66 53 57 60 71 60 61 63 7 3 8 2
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 2 4 3 3 2 5 3 4 - - - -
L. Other accidents 3 5 8 4 4 5 9 4 - 1 - -

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