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16 killed on the roads in June
In June 2016, 16 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In June 2015, the corresponding figure was 7.
| June 2016 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously injured1 | Killed | Seriously injured | |
| 1Because of delayed reporting of serious injuries , the number of severely injured increase over the coming months as the Police update the degree of injury. A complete and comparable overview of severely injured over time, is first published when the annual figures are released, usually in May each year. | ||||
| Total | 16 | 46 | 15 | 78 |
| Males | 13 | 37 | 12 | 53 |
| Females | 3 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| Passengers of car | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 6 | 21 | 4 | 20 |
| Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20 |
| Others | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16-24 years | 3 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 25-44 years | 3 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 45-64 years | 7 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 65 years or older | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* = preliminary figures
The average for June over the last 10 years is 21 fatalities.
The fatalities last month were thirteen men and three women. Of the fatalities last month six were car drivers, one was a car passenger, six were motorcyclists, one was a cyclist, one was a pedestrian, and one was in the category “other road user”.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84