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26 people killed in road traffic accidents
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2009-10-16T10:00:00.000Z
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, September 2009

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26 people killed in road traffic accidents

According to preliminary figures from the police, 26 people were killed in road traffic accidents last month; 10 more than in September last year. So far this year, 165 people have lost their lives on Norwegian roads. This is 39 persons less compared to the same period last year.

People killed. January-September 2000-2009

The fatalities included eleven vehicle drivers, seven vehicle passengers, four motorcyclists, one moped rider, one cyclist, one pedestrian and one other road user. A total of 65 persons were severely injured in September this year compared to 74 last year.

Fewer people killed so far this year

A total of 165 persons have lost their lives in road traffic accidents so far this year, compared to 204 in the same period the previous year. The average number of persons killed in the 10-year period 2000-2009 was 197. A total of 562 were severely injured, compared to 687 in the period January to September 2008.

High proportion killed in head-on collisions

Forty-nine out of the 144 fatal accidents up to September this year were head-on collisions (34 per cent of all). A total of 65 persons lost their lives in these accidents (39 per cent of all killed). The corresponding figures in the same period last year were 35 and 36 per cent respectively. Thirty-two per cent of those severely injured in the first nine months of 2009 were due to head-on collisions.

Fewer people injured

The preliminary figures show that 7 409 have been injured so far this year. The corresponding figure for the same period last year was 8 424.

Police figures

The statistics are based on accidents reported to the police. Less severe accidents and injuries are often not reported to the police and may therefore be underrepresented in the figures. The total number of injuries includes casualties where the degree of injury has not been specified. Around 26 per cent of the casualties reported thus far in 2009 belonged to this category. Some people registered in this category may be uninjured, and figures are subject to change.

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