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7 fatalities in January
In January 2015, 7 persons were killed in road traffic accidents in Norway according to preliminary figures. In January 2014, the corresponding figure was 9.
| January 2015 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
| Total | 7 | 31 | 15 | 40 |
| Males | 6 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Females | 1 | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 6 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| Passengers of car | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 16-24 years | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 25-44 years | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 45-64 years | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 65 years or older | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

The average for January over the last 10 years is 17 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, six were men and one was a woman. Six were car drivers and one was a pedestrian.
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84