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12 killed on the roads in August
In August 2016, 12 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In August 2015, the corresponding figure was 14.
| August 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 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 81 |
| Males | 10 | 18 | 12 | 52 |
| Females | 2 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Passengers of car | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| Others | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16-24 years | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 25-44 years | 3 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 45-64 years | 4 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 65 years or older | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for August over the last 10 years is 22 fatalities.
The fatalities last month were ten men and two women. Of the fatalities last month, three were car drivers, three were motorcyclists, three were cyclists and three were pedestrians.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84