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15 fatalities and 730 injured on roads
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2005-05-12T10:00:00.000Z
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, April 2005

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15 fatalities and 730 injured on roads

A total of 552 road traffic accidents were reported to the Norwegian police in April, according to the preliminary figures. 15 persons lost their lives and 730 were injured in these accidents.

Persons killed. January-April. 1996-2005

Persons injured. January-April. 1996-2005

Comparative figures for April last year show that 23 people were killed and 761 injured on Norwegian roads, while the average figures for the period 1996-2005 are 19 fatalities and 683 injuries in April.

Of the 15 people killed in road traffic accidents last month, four were drivers of cars, four were car passengers, two were motorcyclists, three were cyclists and two were pedestrians.

64 killed so far this year

A total of 64 people have lost their lives on Norwegian roads so far this year. The comparative figure for last year was 81 killed from January to April, while the average for the period 1996-2005 is 78 persons killed.

Fewer drivers and passengers of cars killed

So far this year 29 drivers and 15 passengers of cars lost their lives. This is 11 and 10, respectively, fewer than in the same period last year. For the other road-users the variations were minor compared with 2004.

Persons killed, by group of road- user. January-April. 2004-2005 and average 2001-2005

Decrease in number of injuries

The preliminary figures show that a total of 3 113 people have been injured in Norwegian traffic so far in 2005. The comparative figure for 2004 was 3 211 people injured, while the average for the period 1996-2005 is 3 082 people injured.

Police figures

The statistics are compiled from returns made by police authorities. Less severe accidents and injuries are therefore under-represented in the figures. Total injured also include persons with degree of injury unspecified. In the future some of these persons may prove to be uninjured.

The accident figures for 2004 that are used for comparative purposes in this text are preliminary. The figures for 2004 presented in the tables 1-9 are final.

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