Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury

6   Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by mode of transport and type of accident. January-September
Type of accident Total number of accidents Total Drivers of automobiles Passengers of automobiles Drivers and passengers of light motor cycles Drivers and passengers of other motor cycles Drivers and passengers of mopeds Drivers and passengers of cycles Pedestrians Persons sledging, skiing Others
    Persons injured
Total 5 924      8 498 4 033 2 241  103  483  440  583  522 11 82
A. Rear end collision 1 011 1 719 1 029  530 12 58 54 28 - - 8
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  241  330  142 65 10 46 28 35 - - 4
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 49 92 53 27 - 10 1 1 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  794 1 482  791  496 11 41 42 94 - - 7
E. Turning  369  497  202  108 14 40 63 69 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel  788 1 045  425  189 19 57  116  232 - - 7
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  331  349 10 1 - 3 6 1  328 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  185  205 5 1 - 1 - 6  191 - 1
I. Sledges etc. involved 10 11 - - - - - - - 11 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 697 2 219 1 215  704 27  163 77 14 - - 19
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  227  272 85 51 7 48 42 33 - - 6
L. Other accidents  222  277 76 69 3 16 11 70 3 - 29
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  177  200 97 40 3 26 5 9 17 - 3
A 4 4 2 - - - 2 - - - -
B 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
C 6 6 4 - - 2 - - - - -
D 53 68 40 21 1 4 1 1 - - -
E 4 5 3 1 1 - - - - - -
F 12 12 4 1 - 2 - 4 - - 1
G 12 12 - - - - - - 12 - -
H 4 4 - - - - - - 4 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 68 73 40 14 1 15 1 1 - - 1
K 5 5 1 - - 2 - 1 - - 1
L 8 10 2 3 - 1 1 2 1 - -

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