Road traffic accidents involving personal injury

6   Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by mode of transport and type of accident. January-August
Type of accident Total number of accidents Total Driver of car Passenger of car Driver and passenger of
Light motor cycle Other motor cycle Moped Cycle Pedestrian Person sledging, skiing Driver of tractor etc.
    Persons injured
Total 5 584 8 114 3 859 2 189 72  477  360  536  526 18 77
A. Rear end collision  917 1 596  978  517 6 37 33 18 - - 7
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  238  343  152 86 4 44 29 26 - - 2
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 54 97 51 28 2 12 4 - - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  791 1 431  780  473 9 46 49 67 - - 7
E. Turning  393  541  229  107 11 51 56 85 - - 2
F. Crossing directions of travel  722  953  405  179 10 51 76  224 - - 8
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  317  351 23 5 - 4 3 1  315 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  210  235 16 3 - - 3 1  209 - 3
I. Sledges etc. involved 16 20 1 - - - - 1 - 18 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 536 2 075 1 073  701 18  184 63 14 - - 22
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  210  248 88 47 6 38 26 35 - - 8
L. Other accidents  180  224 63 43 6 10 18 64 2 - 18
    Persons killed
Type of accident                      
Total  179  201 96 48 5 16 5 8 18 1 4
A 6 6 3 1 - 1 1 - - - -
B 2 2 - 1 - - - 1 - - -
C 6 8 3 3 - - 1 1 - - -
D 60 67 44 14 2 4 2 1 - - -
E 5 6 3 1 - 1 - 1 - - -
F 8 8 2 1 1 1 - 2 - - 1
G 9 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
H 9 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
I 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
J 62 74 39 25 1 6 1 1 - - 1
K 7 7 2 - 1 3 - 1 - - -
L 4 4 - 2 - - - - - - 2

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