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18 killed and 963 injured in October
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, October 2006

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18 killed and 963 injured in October

A total of 717 road traffic accidents were reported to the Norwegian police in October. 18 people were killed and 963 were injured in these accidents, according to preliminary figures. Figures for the period 1997-2006 show that 24 were killed and 980 injured on average in October.

Persons killed. January-October. 1997-2006

Persons injured. January-October. 1997-2006

Among the 18 people killed in road traffic accidents last month, seven were drivers of cars, four were car passengers, two were motorcyclists, one mopedist, one cyclist and three were pedestrians. In October 2005, the number of fatalities amounted to 17 killed while 937 were injured.

184 killed so far this year184 people have been killed so far this year. This compares with 173 killed in the same period last year. The average figures from 1997-2006 show that 239 were killed.

More children killed

So far in 2006, nine children under the age of 13 years were killed in Norwegian traffic. Comparative figure for the same period in 2005 was two children killed, while the average for the last five years shows eight children. Among the nine children killed this year, three were car passengers, one cyclist, three were pedestrians, one was sledging and one other road user.

Fewer killed in the age group 20-24

17 people in the age group 20-24 years have been killed so far in 2006, which is 13 fewer than in the same period of last year and 11 fewer than the average figure for the period 2002-2006. 11 of these 17 people in the age group 20-24 were car drivers.

Persons killed, by age group. January-October. 2005-2006 and average 2002-2006

Fewer injuries

The preliminary figures show that a total of 9 180 people have been injured in Norwegian road traffic so far in 2006. The comparative figure for January-October in 2005 was 9 742 injured, while the average for the first ten months in 1997-2006 is 9 626 injured.

Of these 9 180 injured, 86 were dangerously injured and 680 were seriously injured. Comparative figures for 2005 show respectively 68 and 738.

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, where the degree of injury has not been specified. Future figures may prove that there was no injury.

The figures for 2005 that are used for comparative purposes in this text are preliminary. The 2005 figures presented in tables 1-10 are final.

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