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13 killed on the roads in November
In November 2015, 13 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In November 2014, the corresponding figure was 7.
| November 2015 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
| Total | 13 | 23 | 10 | 50 |
| Males | 9 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| Females | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| Passengers of car | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16-24 years | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 25-44 years | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 45-64 years | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 65 years or older | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for November over the last 10 years is 16 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, nine were men and four were women. Six of the fatalities were car drivers, five were car passengers, one was a pedestrian and there was one other road user.
A total of 111 persons have been killed in traffic accidents on Norwegian roads so far this year.
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84