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Continued decrease in road traffic accidents
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, July 2005

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Continued decrease in road traffic accidents

A total of 667 road traffic accidents were reported to Norwegian police in July. 17 people were killed and 966 were injured in these accidents, according to preliminary figures.

This compares with 25 fatalities and 1 035 injuries in July 2004. Figures for the ten-year period 1996-2005 show that the average for July road traffic accidents is 29 fatalities and 998 injuries. Among the 17 people killed in road traffic accidents last month, twelve people were drivers of cars, three were motorcyclists and two were pedestrians.

Persons killed. January-July. 1996-2005

Persons injured. January-July. 1996-2005

Decrease from 2004

The figures show that 116 people have been killed and 6 485 people have been injured in road traffic accidents so far this year. This compares with 158 fatalities and 6 533 injuries in the same period last year. Average figures from the same period in 1996-2005 show that 162 people were killed and 6 296 were injured.

More accidents involving heavy vehicles

There have been 157 accidents involving lorries so far this year, resulting in 23 fatalities and 237 injuries. This compares with 146 accidents, 13 fatalities and 212 injuries in the same period in 2004.

Police figures

The statistics are based on accidents reported to the police. Less severe accidents and injuries are therefore under-represented in the figures. In addition, the total number of injuries includes casualties for which the severity of injury has not been specified. Future figures may prove that there was no injury in some of these cases.

Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving lorries. January-July. 2001-2005

The figures for 2004 used in comparisons in this article are preliminary. The 2004 figures presented in tables 1-9 are final.

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